The following is based on a holiday message from my friend and teacher Rabbi Lior Engelman. Tu B’Shevat (Arbor Day), which begins this year on
In this new column sponsored by SAR, fellows of Machon Siach at SAR High School will explore topics related to Jewish education, curriculum and culture.
This past June, I attended a Friday night dinner at Rabbi Herschel Reichman’s home. Following epic food, pleasant conversation and soulful singing, the rebbetzin made
The fire alarm was blaring, the emergency lights were flashing, and not a single person moved from their seat. Not a single person appeared concerned.
The following is an excerpt from a Facebook tribute to the late Rabbi Alvin Marcus, zt”l, reprinted with the author’s permission. Rabbi Alvin Marcus passed
There are moments in life that we may anticipate but are never quite prepared for. I experienced one of those moments this past week. I
I’ve spent a lot of time over the past few days thinking about Rabbi Alvin Marcus, zt”l, who passed away [last] week. I remember his
I have been allotted five minutes. So as my grandfather would say, Therefore I will speak six minutes. No more. No less. I have been
The man, the legend. I never had the opportunity to have my grandfather as a rebbe or teacher. Throughout my entire life, anywhere I went
Excerpted from: “The Journey to Your Ultimate Self” by Rabbi Shmuel Reichman. Mosaica Press. 2022. Hardcover. 691 pages. ISBN: 978152370731. (Courtesy of Mosaica) I will never
Highlighting: “Living Emunah, Volume 6” by Rabbi David Ashear. Mesorah Publications Ltd. 2022. English. Hardcover. 292 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1422630235. (Courtesy of Artscroll) Why have literally hundreds
Reviewing: “Filling in the Pieces: A Survival Story of the Holocaust,” by Izaak Sturm. Gefen Publishing House Ltd. Jerusalem. 2019. English. Hardcover. 264 pages. ISBN:
