Just after Thanksgiving weekend I had the tremendous opportunity to visit the Rimel family, victims of a tragic car accident outside of Jerusalem on December
Writing UnGarbled-Tech is really inspiring and humbling. Continuously meeting readers—doctors, teens, seniors—all saying they read my column is my sincere honor. None of this would
“It will go down in the annals as one of the more notable November snowstorms.” —David Robinson, NJ state climatologist, Rutgers University According to many
As my mother’s one-year yahrzeit approached, my father mentioned that he would be sponsoring a kiddush at his shul in her memory. The custom is
Part 2 (Continued from last week) For one of the investigations that I will relate later, we were asked to prepare a set of questions
You should definitely go to the Siyum Hashas, if you’re someone who’s finished Shas or you know anyone who has. It might be a little
The holiday of Chanukah requires Jews to light the menorah. Actually, the requirement goes one step further, mandating that the menorah be lit where it
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” “Believe in your dreams, no matter how impossible they seem.” “Don’t tell
Bergenfield’s Sara Gans recently celebrated her bat mitzvah with a paint night. She always enjoyed art and loved being able to connect the painting to
In his Mishneh Torah, Rambam places the laws of Purim and Chanukah into one section. However, he begins the halachot of each in a different
“I would like, hesitantly and haltingly, to confide in you and to share with you some concerns which weigh heavily on my mind and which
Rebbe Yaakov Yitzchak, the Chozeh or “Seer” of Lublin, was a wondrous light of righteousness, Torah scholarship and kedusha (holiness). He was also known for
