Having a job is stressful. Not having a job is plenty stressful too, I suppose, but even when you have a job, you never know
Everything is not peachy-keen, at least not for the peach. When it comes to the peach’s reputation and goodwill, it certainly is not all peaches
Village in a Box When Israeli green-construction expert Victor Haym Hajaj was recruited in 2012 to help build housing for 1 million refugees of the
It’s amazing to think that Yosef’s brothers could not recognize him. Rashi tells us that it was simply a beard that made Yosef look different.
After each anti-Semitic attack, Jews seem to get weaker and more vulnerable. One reason is that instead of taking real action, we prefer to complain
ADL reports a doubling of anti-Semitic assaults from 2017 to 2018; anti-Semitic hate crimes in New York City are up 63% compared to 2018. Pittsburgh,
Editor’s note: This eulogy was given at the levaya of the author’s father, Shelly Mermelstein, z”l, who passed away this past Shabbat from injuries sustained
The results of the Pew report are rather interesting, knowing the outcome of Chanukah from Chazal’s sources. Let’s refresh our memory about why Chanukah was
Hacham Ovadia Vs. Ribi Messas Chacham Ovadia (Teshuvot Yechave Da’at 6:43) applies the Sephardic practice for only the head of the family to kindle Chanukah
Shabbos Chanukah is a special time to spend with family. Just a year ago I was in Queens on Shabbos Chanukah with my soon-to-be son-in-law
The drama of Chanukah and our ancient struggle with Greece is centered upon the Mikdash and Jerusalem. The Seleucid legions rampaged through the holiest site
As we walk through the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem to the Western Wall many visitors come across the golden replica of the temple Menorah. The
