I was standing in the middle of a boisterous kiddush lunch a few months after my 27-year-old son Ethan died of a drug overdose. As
From time to time, I meet with a classmate who is also a Jewish educator, now retired. We started teaching in 1966. Whenever we get
(Times of Israel) Rabbi Shalom Cohen, the influential spiritual leader of the Shas political party, died in Jerusalem on Monday at the age of 91.
It has been pointed out that when dealing with holiness, Yiddish respectfully yields to Hebrew. With the month of Elul upon us, it is therefore
Learn the words in Hebrew to figure out the joke below: He labled me – כִּינָה Me – אוֹתִי Liar – שַׁקְרָן Don’t take it
(Courtesy of Camp Simcha) On Sunday, August 21, Chai Lifeline unveiled the newly renovated Silber and Scheiner Families Medical Center at Camp Simcha in Glen
“The presence of the visible victims of the Holocaust on their soil presented the Germans and Austrians with a prime opportunity to show some signs
“Hello, this is Sophia from Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal’s office. How can I help you?” That sentence changed me. This past summer, together with 25 other
Valley Chabad Teen Leadership Initiative offers college credits for high school students who learn Israel’s history, advocacy and spiritual significance. (Courtesy of Valley Chabad) Israel
I’ve heard that some time before one’s bar or bat mitzvah, they’ve seen their bashert at least once. I’m not sure of the source of
Highlighting: “Kitzur Shaar HaBitachon – The Concise Shaar HaBitachon of Chovos HaLevavos.” ArtScroll Mesorah Publications. 2020. Hardcover. 312 pages. Hebrew/English. ISBN #: 9781422627280. (Courtesy of
Reviewing: “White Coats in the Ghetto: Jewish Medicine in Poland During the Holocaust,” by Miriam Offer. Yad Vashem Publications. 2020. English. Hardcover. 702 pages. ISBN-13:
