Dear Shayna B., Every year on Rosh Hashanah, my family goes to Israel. I’m 10 and my sisters and brothers aren’t vaccinated and neither am
The obvious lesson for Israel from America’s abandonment of Afghanistan to the Taliban is that it can’t count on the U.S. to protect it from
America has long been a welcoming home for minority religious groups, observant Jews being a notable example. In addition to synagogues, day schools and yeshivas,
Rabbi Sacks, zt’’l, had prepared a full year of Covenant & Conversation for 5781, based on his book “Lessons in Leadership.” Only now, reaching Nitzavim,
A Carbonated Problem Hillel and I cap off (pun intended) our deep dive into the question of opening containers on Shabbat by focusing on opening
When a chicken lays an egg, its ovary first releases a yolk (the process taking around 30 minutes). As it travels down the oviduct, a
The background to the Fast of Gedaliah is inevitably overlooked as the day is overshadowed by Rosh Hashanah. This is my attempt to rectify this.
For thousands of years, soothsayers have used crystal or glass balls in their practice. Supposedly, as the sun strikes the ball, it will mist up
“All of humanity pass before You as sheep.” On Rosh Hashanah every human stands before God in judgment. He reviews our behavior, scrutinizes our hearts
What was the last will and testament that Moshe Rabbeinu left to us? It is difficult for me to speak about Parshat Nitzavim and do
Rosh Hashanah In general, when we recall the haftarot of Rosh Hashanah, we generally think back to the reading from the beginning of Sefer Shmuel,
There is a Yid in Yerushalayim known as Tizku l’Mitzvos (may you merit fulfilling further mitzvos). He received this nickname by spending his days raising
