Is this true? Yonah 3:3 describes Nineveh as an exceedingly great city, a three days’ journey. The Gemara (Pesachim 94b) states that an average person

This is a good time to discuss this all-important word. There are two issues involved: 1) What is the meaning of the root PLL? 2)

This week’s parsha, Ki Tavo, ends with the declaration, “Yet, to this day, the Lord has not given you a heart/mind to understand, or eyes

Is this another category of “things” that we will be told are old-fashioned and no longer necessary? Maybe it is just us. Yet, we wonder

One of my mother’s favorite declarations was, “Give me the good old days.” I never really took it to heart. Not, that is, until I

Why did these given names from Medieval Ashkenaz and Anglia (England) fall out of favor among later Ashkenazim? Saadiah Gamaliel Yosi (as in the Galilean

Part III As mentioned previously, the purpose of this article is not to go into the underlying reasons of a minhag, but to compare one

Most schools offer opportunities for young adults to celebrate together. Those who provide these services don’t take the responsibility lightly. Spending the High Holidays away

This summer I had the privilege of working as an intern at Sharsheret. Prior to my internship I was familiar with Sharsheret’s mission, support programs

(Courtesy of Guttenberg Center) The Chuck Guttenberg Center for the Physically Challenged at the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades will host its annual Special Games

(Courtesy of Cargo Films) ‘93Queen,’ the critically acclaimed documentary about a group of rule-breaking women in an Ultra Orthodox Jewish community, debuted on iTunes, Amazon,

(Courtesy of Hersheypark) Changes are happening at The Sweetest Place on Earth! This past season saw the transition of on-site kosher food offerings, as Hersheypark