Editor’s note: This series is reprinted with permission from “Insights & Attitudes: Torah Essays on Fundamental Halachic and Hashkafic Issues,” a publication of TorahWeb.org. The
Just as one cannot learn to drive, swim or perform surgery from reading a book, conversion candidates cannot understand how to experience Yom Tov by
At the beginning of this parsha Moses performs a tikkun, a mending of the past, namely the sin of the Golden Calf. The Torah signals
f Sammy Sussman lives in Teaneck and goes to The Bryant School. He is 4 years old. He’s the first one in his house to
Dear Shayna B., I am in seventh grade and I still like to play with Barbies. This is really embarrassing because I am too old
Last week’s cufflinks were the classic theater masks, representing: 1) The Israelites went from the high of matan Torah to the low of the chet
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(Courtesy of JFSCNJ) Our sincere thanks to the leadership, members and their families of Congregation Israel of Springfield for donating, packing and delivering over 100
Security forces neutralized a terrorist who carried out the terror attack adjacent to the Megiddo Junction. A terrorist found with multiple weapons and wearing a
With parshat Tetzaveh, something new enters Judaism: Torat Kohanim, the world and mindset of the Priest. Rapidly it becomes a central dimension of Judaism. It
Legendary British financier, banker, activist and philanthropist, Sir Moses (Moshe Chaim) Montefiore, z”l, was not only the beloved rosh ha-kahal of the British Jewish community,
Editor’s note: This series is reprinted with permission from “Insights & Attitudes: Torah Essays on Fundamental Halachic and Hashkafic Issues,” a publication of TorahWeb.org. The
