One of the primary themes of Chanukah is pirsumei nisa, publicizing the great miracles of Hashem that took place on Chanukah. By lighting the menorah

(Courtesy of JFCS) On Sunday, December 22, Chana Stanislavsky, youth director at Young Israel of Fair Lawn, led a group of children in a project

The holiday of Chanukah is mentioned only briefly in the Mishnah and the Talmud. In fact, the names of the sons of Matityahu are not

This Chanukah, go “screen free” for 30. Rav Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev, known as the The Kedushas Levi, once walked into his beit midrash and

Chanukah is often associated with being a family holiday. In fact, upon further reflection, the connection between Chanukah and the Jewish home is firmly embedded

I am an avid people watcher. This used to be a much larger group, but with the attachment to our devices many members of the

Part II Leaving aside the inaccurate genesis of events and less-than-objective rendering, it is very interesting to see how some modern-day Greeks would like to

Parashat Miketz-Rosh Chodesh-Chanukah On this Shabbat we are granted the unique opportunity to read from three separate sifrei Torah as we mark Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh

We as a community, or perhaps it makes more sense to say that people in general, often seek to lay blame when they hear bad

It is a great zechus for me to give thanks to Hashem for having published a sefer on the topic of siyumim, just in time

Learning lesson behind “following in your father’s footsteps” is one of the ultimate aspirations of parenting. The unique situation of “following in your child’s footsteps”

Reviewing: “That Jewish Moment: Positive Thoughts and Moments from Life as an Observant Jew,” by Sari Kopitnikoff. Ideastrator Press. 2019. English. Paperback. 118 pages. ISBN-13: