Shavuot and the Embracing of the Dark
My favorite ride every year takes place in the dark. Usually on a fall Sunday following the chagim, my bike-riding buddies and I (known as
My favorite ride every year takes place in the dark. Usually on a fall Sunday following the chagim, my bike-riding buddies and I (known as
A group of community leaders has received a pledge from Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-10th Dist.) that he would reexamine his support of a proposed
Ezra’s Admonitioning Enactment A few weeks ago we read the oscillating narrative found at the beginning of Parshas Bechukosai. The parsha opens, “Im bechukosai teleichu,
Shavuot is called by three names in the Torah: 1) “chag ha-katzir,” 2) “yom ha-bikkurim,” and 3) “chag Shavuot” (=seven weeks “from when you put
A lot has happened recently for young artist and social media sensation Sarah Haskell, known to her fans as @thatrelatablejew on TikTok and Instagram. The
Shavuot has slowly been creeping up on us as we count the days until we receive the Torah. In sefer Bamidbar, there is a lot
Twenty-five years ago this week, a three-decades-long affiliation with the U.S. Air Force came to an end for Col. Peter Berkowsky of Livingston. Here is
(Courtesy of saveajew.org) In less than 18 years since it started rebuilding a local Jewish community, Chabad of Poland’s community here thrives, less than a
We are told that, in biblical tradition, barley was primarily animal food, while wheat was thought to be the ideal human food. However true this
Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody, executive director of Ematai, will be in Teaneck speaking at Congregation Bnai Yeshurun on Sunday, June 11. The Jewish Link had
I believe that I made a grave mistake in my column last week. I have been told that it gave a different message to some
How much of the Torah did Moshe receive at Har Sinai? The most popular answers I’ve heard when asking students this question are “Ten Commandments”