Since my son Binyamin and I have publicized our newly released book on pei’ot and electric shavers titled “Halachic Haircutting Handbook: A Breakthrough Exposure of
Parshiyot Matot-Masei This haftarah, the second of the three pre-Tisha B’Av readings (tlat d’puranuta”), begins in the middle of the second perek of Sefer Yirmiyahu.
This week we explore how biographical knowledge can help us with punctuation. Sukkah 4b informs us that several Sages taught the same proof that a
The Talmud attributes our book to Jeremiah. Let us evaluate this suggestion. The book has five chapters. But there are three unusual aspects to its
One of my passions in learning Torah is to scratch the surface and dig out insights that serve a dual purpose. The first is to
It’s one of the most underrated interactions in the entire Torah—but to truly understand the emotions behind it, we need the entire picture. The fundamental
Some alphanumeric sequences stay with you as you age, like your first phone number or your college dorm address. It’s 26 years later, and I
When I found out that I was recently selected as chair of social action on the Northeastern NCSY Regional Board, I was excited and hopeful.
Having reached the summer solstice, the realization that yet another school year has ended and half the calendar year is now history sets in. At
Ilana Mermelstein, 15-year-old Teaneck resident, took up baking during the pandemic with the end result being a chesed for local health care workers. After her
(Courtesy of Darchei Noam) The Notenet Girls Chesed Program is a monthly event at Congregation Darchei Noam in Fair Lawn led by Aliza Strassman. The
Rep. Don Bacon: “I committed to Rabbi Hofstedter that we in Congress will do everything in our power to ensure the safety of the Jewish
