When is the earliest time to count the Omer at a Sephardic beit knesset? Before addressing this issue, we must outline a critical halachic issue,

Four times in Tanach we have a verse contrasting קדש and חל. One is at Leviticus 10:10. Here there is an instruction to Aaron about

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In Parshat Emor, the Torah outlines the chagim that mark the Jewish calendar. In the middle, the Torah describes the period in which we currently

In his recent thoughtful essay, R. Ezra Schwartz notes a paradox: While shul life during COVID lockdowns became more decentralized, halachic decision-making became more and

It is impossible to ignore the rising tension between the centralization and decentralization of the Jewish community and its religious practices. Much has been said

Recently, an article referencing a conversation we had on Behind the Bima referred to me as a “Modern Orthodox Rabbi.” I was taken aback by

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(Courtesy of CAM) The Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) has launched a global social media campaign to protest the recent unfathomable legal decision by France’s Court

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For over two decades I had the high honor of working with Representatives Nita Lowey and Eliot Engel on matters of community relations. Not being

In the active primary battle underway in New York City, with eight accomplished and top-polling candidates competing to be the Democratic nominee for mayor, it