For the many boys who are turning 13, the current situation does not allow for the usual Bar Mitzvah celebrations. No leining in shul, no
At most yeshivot, both in Israel and elsewhere, the year is broken into three zmanim, or learning periods. The longest is from Rosh Chodesh Marcheshvan
Friday nights here in Modi’in are a quiet affair. The seven girls living in our house flood out onto our balcony overlooking the street, as
Worrying about our loved ones’ health, keeping up with our children’s Zoom classes and juggling meal schedules for a bustling home are just some of
Three days before succumbing to cancer my mother whispered in my ear, “Life’s hardest challenges will spring out of nowhere and many of your daily
Natalya and Artur Shnayder of Highland Park, New Jersey thought nothing of it when their married son came home with his wife and their newborn
When Passover was here, it was really comforting to put your head down and take a much-needed holiday break from the COVID-19 fallout. But after
CareOne at Teaneck donated pizza and fries from EJ’s Place twice this week for the Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corp. CareOne at Teaneck is very thankful
As many readers may have heard, my dear uncle, Rabbi Dr. Marvin Schick, z”l, recently passed away. He was my father Allen’s twin brother, and
A bochur in yeshiva gedola I was, Passaic was home away from home, A bit different than my Brooklyn upbringing, A significantly quieter tone. It
Dear Dr. Chani, I would never have dreamed of living through something like the coronavirus. It has been hard all around, but the setback it’s
In a show of achdut that is refreshing to witness during this dark period of our lives, many of the leading rabbis in the Orthodox
