It is striking that in the 21 times that Sefer Devarim refers to Jerusalem, it describes this special city as “HaMakom Asher Yivchar Hashem, the

The grown children of an alter yid, an elderly man, came together for the departing of their beloved father. As they gathered around the patriarch

I was privileged to be part of the final graduating class from Yeshiva Shaarei Torah when Rabbi Berel Wein was its rosh yeshiva. It must

Parashat Re’eh Shabbat Rosh Chodesh 8/27/22 “K’ish asher imo t’nachamehnu ken anochi anachemchem-uvirushalayim t’nuchamu.” This Shabbat, we observe the first day of Rosh Chodesh Elul

Question: As chazan, I was unable to take three steps back after my silent Shemoneh Esrei because someone was davening close behind me even when

Moses, having set out the prologue and preamble to the covenant and its broad guiding principles, now turns to the details, which occupy the greater

An eponym is a word derived from a person’s name. For instance, sideburns were named for Ambrose Burnside’s facial hair, and to josh, that is,

In the middle of this week’s parsha, Moshe (14:1) issues a rousing and inspiring description of our unique connection to the Almighty, as he declares,

Last year, I wrote about the origin of the recital of this chapter during the High Holiday season (based largely on the research of Eliezer

I have remarked to friends that while I genuinely love my work as a writer and editor for a prominent Jewish weekly newspaper, the fringe

Today was different. Of course “different” has been part of my life for a while now—almost a shadow, of sorts. Some days, actually, it feels

I left my home in sunny La Jolla, California, for New York City at the age of 17. You’re probably thinking: Why would I leave