This week’s parsha raises a question that goes to the heart of Judaism, but which was not asked for many centuries until raised by a
אַתֶּם נִצָּבִים הַיּוֹם כֻּלְּכֶם לִפְנֵי יְדֹוָד אֱלֹהֵיכֶם רָאשֵׁיכֶם שִׁבְטֵיכֶם זִקְנֵיכֶם וְשֹׁטְרֵיכֶם כֹּל אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל “You are all standing here today, all of you, before Hashem,
In our parsha, Moshe describes a time when Am Yisrael will sin against Hashem by serving their neighbors’ idols in Eretz Yisrael, and delineates the
Many years ago, I wrote an important article on Aleinu. It was first published in Hakirah in 2011. I improved it thereafter and included it
On Ketubot 75a, Rava resolved a difficult baraita dealing with a prominent woman. The husband doesn’t like that his wife has taken vows, but doesn’t
During these first weeks of the new school year, amid the usual start-of-school logistics and preparations, were the inevitable moments of recognition that we had
In a few days, the Jewish world will begin to celebrate the High Holy days beginning with the new year, Rosh Hashanah. While many in
As a Teaneck resident for 30 years, I am running to become a trustee of the Teaneck Board of Education in the November election. I
This year will be my 48th consecutive year leading services on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. It’s a task that I don’t take lightly. In
Author’s note: I am very grateful to embassy photographer David Azagury, spokesperson Kristin Stewart, and deputy embassy spokesperson Peter Neisuler for all their help in
As I’m sure many of you can relate, I go through my life wearing many different “hats.” First and foremost, I am an eved Hashem:
Learn the words in Hebrew to figure out the joke below: Hurry – מַהֵר I’m going – אֲנִי הוֹלֶכֶת To write – לִכְתֹּב I thought
