Governor Kathy Hochul is fighting for her political life as she seeks a full term as New York’s chief executive. Various polls are showing that
On Sunday, October 23, the West Orange mayoral candidates held a forum at congregation B’nai Shalom. The candidates, Bill Rutherford, Susan McCartney, Joe Krakoviak and
In the aftermath of the 2019 Jersey City shootings targeting religious Jews, Congressman Donald Payne Jr. issued a statement calling the violence against his constituents
Last week students from across New Jersey traveled to Trenton to meet with state officials for Teach NJ’s first large-scale, in-person event. Teach NJ espouses
What a remarkable insight from the Ramban, perfect for Parshat Lech Lecha, the beginning of our people! Shirat Ha’azinu (Devarim 32: 26-27) teaches that Hashem
Parshat Lech Lecha As I sit to pen this message a short time after Yom Kippur, I feel the “mystique” of that holy day still
Editor’s note: We are proud to present a new series, reprinted with permission from “Insights & Attitudes: Torah Essays on Fundamental Halachic and Hashkafic Issues,”
Loyalty is a core Jewish value and one of the primary elements of our legacy from Avraham, as evidenced from this week’s parsha. Avraham’s nephew,
Rabbi Yehoshua ben Chanania (a second and third-generation tanna) was never defeated in verbal combat, except by a woman, a young girl and a young
Rav Yitzchak Zilber, zt”l, legendary champion of Russian Jewry, was a humble talmid chacham and teacher whose incredible self-sacrifice and dedication inspired and strengthened generations
וַיֹּאמֶר ה‘ אֶל אַבְרָם לֶךְ לְךָ מֵאַרְצְךָ וּמִמּוֹלַדְתְּךָ וּמִבֵּית אָבִיךָ אֶל הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אַרְאֶךָּ:“ (בראשית יב:א) “And Hashem said to Avram: ‘Go forth from your
Sara’s lifelong dream was to help people and to protect children. She became a lawyer for Child and Family Services. She had tried hundreds of
