Eliora Wolf grew up in Teaneck, attended YNJ and then Frisch before going to seminary at Midreshet Harova. She made aliyah at 19, six years
Introduction: A Surprising Delayed Brit Everyone at Congregation Shaarei Orah, the Sephardic Congregation of Teaneck, was ecstatic. A first child was born to one of
Editor’s note: Welcome back, Rabbi Reichman. We all missed you! May these words of Torah serve as a merit le’iluy nishmat Katie Fishel, Meira Chaya
In this week’s parsha, Jacob’s sons return home and tell Jacob that Joseph is still alive and that he rules over the entire land of
Parshat Vayigash This week’s parsha of Vayigash marks the climax of the Yosef story. The saga that monopolized our attention with its various twists and
On the fourth night of Chanukah, Rabbi Chaim Marcus of Congregation Israel of Springfield gave a shiur on ‘Chanukah in Zman Geula” at the home
My relationship with Asara B’Teves has changed over the years. Initially, any affinity I had for it was that the fast was short—very short. Then,
The Siyum HaShas was a moment in time that we can all be profoundly proud of. I do not think it’s hyperbolic to point out
They’re everywhere: in our living rooms, in our cars, next to our beds, at weddings, in restaurants, in meetings…and always in our hands. Worse yet,
Highlighting: “Art of Revelation: A Visual Encounter With the Jewish Bible,” by Yoram Raanan. Commentary and Explorations by Meira Raanan. Hardcover. 235 pages. Beit Meir
“I Kings: Torn in Two,” By Rabbi Alex Israel. Koren Publishers Jerusalem. 2013. Maggid Studies in Tanakh Series. English. Hardcover. 350 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1613290040. “II
The recent announcement by Herzog Teachers’ College in Jerusalem and the Israeli Ministry of Education of a new Teaching Certificate for Diaspora Educators prompts another
