Just before Shavuot, Chabad of Hackensack sent an ice cream truck to kids in Ashkelon, one of the hardest-hit cities in Israel under constant rocket

In 1999, a group of committed Jewish philanthropists led by Charles Bronfman and Michael Steinhardt created Birthright Israel, whose mission is to give every young

We experience life through the medium of time. Each new moment brings with it new opportunities as we ascend through the journey of time. Amidst

Torah Lands on Earth, but Emerges From Heaven It all began on this day, atop a mountain of fire and smoke. For 2,500 years, humanity

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Have you ever experienced a situation where things did not go according to plan? Not in a small way. In a big way. And while

The Sages use the word עצרת as the name of the holiday of Shavuot, even though this term is not used in Tanach for this

Many of us are familiar with the famous two words that the fledgling Jewish nation declares at Sinai as they accept the Torah—the now legendary

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Shavuot is the holiday on which we commemorate God’s giving of the Torah to the nation of Israel. The giving of the Torah to the

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Rabbi Sacks, zt’’l, had prepared a full year of Covenant & Conversation for 5781, based on his book Lessons in Leadership. The book of Bamidbar