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

Even as a kid, I’ve always wanted to visit New Jersey’s most famous (and many would say infamous) waterparks, Mountain Creek Water Park, due to

Highlighting: Batei Yosef: Elul and Tishrei. RIETS Press. 2023. Hardcover. Hebrew. 454 pages. “Mimini Mikhael: Essays on Teshuva and Yom Kippur” by Rabbi Dr. Michael

Reviewing: “Ecclesiastes and the Search for Meaning” by Erica Brown. Maggid Books. 2023. English. Hardcover. 528 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1592646357. Every year, the book of Kohelet

Kedushas Levi is translated and elucidated. Highlighting: Kedushas Levi. Mesorah Publications. 2023. Hardcover. 1968 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1422638996. (Courtesy of Artscroll) Who among us has never

This five-mile moderate-to-strenuous loop hike climbs to the summit of Black Rock Mountain, with panoramic views over Schunemunk Mountain and the Hudson River. The hike