This year on Parshat Zachor I had the privilege of watching one of my rebbeim being called up to the Torah for the special maftir

The identity of the Jewish people is intrinsically linked to the experience and expression of gratitude. Even our name—Yehudim—has at its core the Hebrew root

The Jewish people are consistently notable not only for their ability to endure difficulties and withstand trauma, but for their capacity to thrive and flourish

In 2011, on one of my first trips to the United Arab Emirates, I sat in on a class taught by then-New York University president

The following essay is based on a forthcoming paper of the same title in “The Azrieli Papers: Post COVID Chinuch Vol. 2.” In the spring

When we married 16 years ago, we were on the “five year aliyah plan.” My wife, Rebecca, would get her doctorate in psychology, and I

At Yom HaShoah commemorations, we often acknowledge American soldiers who participated in the liberation of a concentration or slave-labor camp. Frequently, these combatants had little

(Courtesy of JFS MetroWest) Jewish Family Service of MetroWest NJ has announced it has received a grant from the Jewish Federations of North America’s (JFNA)

I am a second generation child of Holocaust survivors who did not experience the Holocaust firsthand, but I lived it through my parents. One element

A family-oriented commemorative project for Holocaust Remembrance Day. (Courtesy of Tzohar and Yad Vashem) The Jewish directive “Remember” is defined by different expressions, including a

(Courtesy of Claims Conference) Gideon Taylor, president of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) has announced a new Holocaust survivor-led, digital

(Courtesy of Honor Israel’s Fallen) With the joy of independence comes the reminder of sacrifice and loss as Israel prepares to celebrate 73 years since