Many pride themselves on the large number of friends that they have. It is evident at most Jewish weddings today how many hundreds of people
A couple of months ago, the Young Israel of Stamford was scheduled to appear before the town’s zoning board to gain approval on expanding the
(Courtesy of Haas & Zaltz) August signifies National Make-a-Will Month. For the one in five families who care for children with special needs, estate planning
(Courtesy of Gibson Dunn) For more than 20 years, Lonna Ralbag has been an agunah—a “chained woman.” Although she filed for civil divorce from her
As a lifelong Barbie doll lover and a #girlmom I was excited to see the new Barbie movie. The movie came out during the Nine
It’s Saturday night, Motzei Shabbos, after a long summer Shabbos spent in Monsey, and I am overcome with nostalgia. The outdoors here has a special
(Courtesy of Chayenu) They are special souls, with a special mission. People who meet them refer to them as angels, melachim, for these individuals embody
There’s an anecdote in my wife’s family about how her uncle tried to give his father-in-law, her Zeidy Shmelka, directions to the Catskills that might
I met Joe and Jeanette Goldstein (pseudonym), a philanthropic couple, at a UJA Federation dinner in Manhattan. It wasn’t long before we struck up
We are all influenced by the images and ideas that invade our screens and commute and workspace. I know I am. So, allow me to
When asked to describe how she and her husband met, Sarah Dreisinger laughs and brightly says, “It’s a funny story!” They met by chance due
If you ask Josh Shron, now formerly from East Brunswick, what motivated him to make aliyah this month with his wife Mairov and three of
