“Forty days before the creation of an embryo, a heavenly voice issues forth and proclaims, ‘the daughter of so-and-so is destined for so-and-so, this particular

On November 4, 1979, Rabbi Yitz Greenberg stood at a podium in the auditorium at Hebrew Union College facing more than 600 people. Many of

Population demographics in the United States have changed dramatically. Last year, the Population Reference Bureau found the U.S. population is growing at the slowest rate

Washington, D.C.—In 2006, the U.S. Congress designated Jewish Heritage Month to celebrate the talents and contributions of the American Jewish community to American society. Last

Washington, D.C.—In 2006, the U.S. Congress designated Jewish Heritage Month to celebrate the talents and contributions of the American Jewish community to American society. Last

I hear constant references to the Shidduch Crisis. How are young men and women supposed to meet? I met my wife through a mutual friend—her

With his long gray beard and somber clothes, Ruthie’s father resembled a rebbe or perhaps a mashgiach or a shoichet. He certainly didn’t look like

In Quebec, the colors blue and white are significant. They are the colors of the flag representing the Province itself. Whenever we would pass a

In the heart of a country of 1.4 billion people, a small community of around 70 native Chinese is on a long march to reconnect

For the past six months, concerned community members have been talking about and working together to change the way our day schools are funded. Since

“Is it really that dangerous?” “Everyone does it” These are common refrains we hear when it comes to DWT (Driving while texting). Perhaps some statistics

New York—Among the hundreds of people who came to Gracie Mansion to celebrate Jewish Heritage Month were leading lights of Yiddish theatre in America. Seated