In the winter of 2016, I went with our oldest son Shalom to Eretz Yisroel in honor of his bar mitzvah. While there we had

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(Courtesy of JFSCNJ) Azi Feuerberg, a seventh-grade student at the Jewish Educational Center in Elizabeth, and his parents, Aliza and Andy Feuerberg from Hillside, decided

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In continuation of our enthusiastic endorsement of the many chesed organizations in our communities, this week we are happy to introduce the very important work

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Through the traditional readings on Shavuot, we experience revelation in multiple forms. In the Torah reading on the first day, we prepare our bodies for

What are the core beliefs for religious Jews, sometimes referred to as Religious Zionists, who also view Medinat Israel as authored by Hashem? The radical

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The revelation at Mount Sinai—the central episode not only of the parsha of Yitro, but of Judaism as a whole—was unique in the religious history

We experience life through the medium of time. Each new moment brings with it new opportunities as we ascend through the journey of time. Amidst