Many interesting words come up in the context of the High Holidays. (Many of the paytannim enjoyed using rare words!) I will discuss a few

For many folks, the most dramatic portion of the High Holiday liturgy is the Unetaneh Tokef prayer. And the most emotional part of the prayer—at

On the eve of Rosh Hashanah 1943, an entire Jewish community was hidden by their neighbors from those who sought their annihilation. When Yom Kippur

The High Holiday season is a time for teshuva and reflection, to consider where we are and where we ought to be. And while we

Part II As I noted in the previous article in this series, anxiety is an emotion that is deeply rooted in the uncertainty that so

“Why did the captain (rav hachoveil) abandon his sailors on deck and reach out to Yonah to pray?” asked my Torah Academy of Bergen County

Like so many other facets of life in 2020, the college admissions process is going to be very different this year. Since the pandemic shut

Imagine you are in a batting cage without a bat and hard balls are being fired at you in rapid sequence. That’s where we are

The oft used term “People of the Book,” which sounds much better in Hebrew, Am HaSefer, is an apt term. Walk into any Jewish book

Ziv Mendelsohn, 47, formerly of Los Angeles, Englewood and Teaneck, hopes that the Torah directive that every man should write for himself a sefer Torah

New book combines Kabbalah with cuisine. Highlighting: “A Kabbalah of Food: Stories, Teachings, Recipes” by Rabbi Hanoch Hecht. Monkfish Book Publishing. 2020. English. 280 pages.

(Courtesy of The Bronfman Fellowship) The Bronfman Fellowship is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 35th year of this prestigious