Learn the words in Hebrew to figure out the joke below: In the city – בָּעִיר Nothing – כְּלוּם He is playing – מְנַגֵּן Hundred
How are “months” different from all other demarcations of time when it comes to Yiddish? All other demarcations of time have acceptable Yiddish equivalents for
I buy lottery tickets occasionally and have never won more than $10, and that was totally exciting. I have known since I met this cute,
When Jonathan Friedman was growing up in Cedarhurst, he never imagined that decades into the future he would be carving artwork from wood in his
Jeff and Marcy Manas, ages 66 and 63 respectively, made aliyah only a few weeks ago on Feb. 16, from Teaneck, where they lived for
(Courtesy of OU) The Orthodox Union’s NCSY recently led a trip to Park City, Utah to educate people about antisemitism. During the day-long initiative, Wipe
MFJC students support Ukrainian humanitarian efforts. (Courtesy of MFJC) The Jewish holiday of Purim that falls this year in early March, reinforces the idea of
‘The heart sees more than the eyes can imagine.’ When a time-honored and respected Israeli nonprofit, poised for growth, makes a “shidduch” with an American
The Torah attributes tremendous merit to the righteous Jewish midwives, Shifra and Puah (Yocheved and Miriam), who heroically defied the evil Pharaoh and disobeyed his
(Courtesy of Jewish Family & Children’s Services of Northern NJ) The JFCS Corner Market Kosher Food Pantry is essential to our community. With hundreds of
(Courtesy of Lemaan Achai) Nir and Yocheved are a young couple in their early twenties. Nir grew up in the Mateh Yehuda region in Israel
The National Council of Jewish Women/Essex provides several meaningful opportunities for hands-on chesed. Possibly most well-known is their Mitzvah-in-a-Minute (MIM) programs, which they have been
