It was recently reported that two Orthodox Jewish baseball players, Jacob Steinmetz and Elie Kligman, were selected in this year’s draft for Major League Baseball.
Carrot Muffins In this week’s parsha, Moshe speaks to everyone in the land before they enter Israel. An important thing is that seeing is much
Dear Shayna B., I like to play sports. My friends don’t love sports so l can’t play with them. Sometimes the boys are nice enough
On Monday, July 19, Unilever-owned ice cream giant Ben & Jerry’s announced it would end sales in “Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).” According to the company’s
On Monday, July 19, Unilever-owned ice cream giant Ben & Jerry’s announced it
Almost every facet of Palestinian life has been engaged to spread hateful messages against Jews and Israel—including the indoctrination of Palestinian children. Why is there
Jealousy and envy are negative feelings that are generated when we want something that belongs to another individual. Not only that, we begrudge the other
Parshat Devarim Shabbat Chazon The choice of the first chapter of Sefer Yishayahu as the haftarah for this Shabbat is somewhat curious. The first two
In July 2000, I spent three weeks at Yad Vashem with a group of educators from Europe, England, Holland, Australia, Central and South America. Most
I find this time period—the Three Weeks, Nine Days, and culminating with Tisha B’Av—to be the hardest of the year religiously. We are commanded to
Although all the Tisha B’Av kinot are brutal, the 21st one comes to mind as one of the most notable and really exemplifies the theme
I always wanted to tell this story of the many individuals in our community who helped me solve this mystery so that I was eventually
