When I was 16 years old (a very long time ago), I was an active member of the New Jersey Region of NCSY, and many

Simchas Purim takes many forms including, of late, customized mishloach manot replete with themed snacks and pictures of families in related costumes. But how to

After reading the February 16 article in The Jewish Link (“D&S Maintenance and Repairs Offers Affordable Handyman Services”), Project Ezrah reached out to D&S Maintenance

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The first time I visited Congregation Sons of Israel in Manalapan, New Jersey, Rabbi Robert Pilavin handed me a letter written by the renowned posek,

One of the pivotal moments of leadership in the Tanach is Moshe Rabbeinu’s appointment as leader. Hashem has to convince Moshe that despite his self

Hashchatat Zakan Nazir 41b As a child, I always wanted to know what my father’s chin looked like. But I never got to see it.

ארוסין: This word has its origin in Tanach, where it is always spelled with a “sin.” E.g., ארשׂ (Deuteronomy 20:7). Many words were spelled with

לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: What are the rules of when one does and does not do nefilat apayim (putting

Rebbe Yeshaya Steiner of Kerestir, zt”l, “Reb Shayaleh,” was beloved and respected as a tzaddik, rebbe and miracle worker, who dedicated his life to the

Rabbi Meir of Premishlan would get up early each morning and make his way up the mountain next to his village to purify himself in

וַיּעֲַשׂוּ כָל חֲכַם לֵב בְּעשֵֹׂי הַמְּלָאכָה אֶת הַמִּשְׁכָּן עֶשֶׂר ירְִיעתֹ שֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָר וּתְכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי כְּרֻבִים מַעֲשֵׂה חשֵׁב עָשָׂה אתָֹם (שמות לו:ח) “Then, all