The yeshiva world is discovering that in order to obtain a good profession, one needs a college degree from a reputable school. Yeshiva students want

Editor’s note: Moshe (Russell) Moskowitz escaped from the 79th floor of WTC II on September 11, 2001, and wrote this moving account of his experience

After seeing some posts on Facebook a few months ago, I called my husband, David, and told him that I was thinking of running the

On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we kneel on the floor during davening at Aleinu and while saying V’hakohanim. In addition, many times we wish

It has been five years in the making, but Princeton University is installing an eruv, or virtual boundary, around most of the campus and parts

As we reminisce about the many yamim tovim that we have spent together, we were discussing recently some of the interesting, sometimes very serious, and

Summer days are winding down. Leaves on the trees are laced with shades of burnt orange, yellow and red. There’s something so special about this

Part I of II In the secular world it is very common to make “New Year’s resolutions.” People undertake to lose weight, get into shape

The chazzan begins to hum the familiar tune of Unetaneh Tokef. Familiar, not because I’ve heard its melody in shul for the past few decades,

Among the numerous prayers recited in synagogues on the High Holidays, few have the impact of “U’netaneh Tokef” (“Let us now relate the power…of this

Every Rosh Hashanah (RH), many are puzzled by the flow of the Musaf Amidah, when Aleinu suddenly appears. After all, Aleinu is a prayer recited

Wine holds a special place in Jewish tradition. Whether to greet the Sabbath, to welcome a new baby into the fold, to bless the holy