In Parshat Behar this week we learn about the mitzvah of Shmita. Shmita requires land owners in Eretz Yisrael to leave their land open for
When words have the same three-root letters, our initial assumption should be that the words are related and our task should be discover the relationship.
A Magnificent Exhibit It was a most magnificent exhibit at New York’s grand Metropolitan Museum of Art in the fall of 2014. Entitled “From Iberia
Parshat Emor Parshat Emor, which we read this week, continues the theme of sanctity that marked last week’s parsha of Kedoshim and dedicates its first
Throughout the Torah we find completion and wholeness taking precedence over quantity. Thus a whole roll takes precedence over a much larger portion of a
This proverbial saying originated as an old African proverb. It has been used in various situations, but as we write this we want to share
Reviewing: “eva.stories” available via Instagram, 2019. Instagram users may have seen advertisements that read, “What if a girl in the Holocaust had instagram?” “Eva.Stories” is
(Courtesy of Bnei Akiva) On the evening of May 8, over 700 people joined together for the annual “Tekes Ma’avar” transitioning from Yom Hazikaron to
Project Ezrah is hosting an art show featuring well known Israeli artist Edward Ben Avram. Meet the artist at the show, which will take place
As a young girl’s bat mitzvah approaches, she often dreams of the party she will have. DJs, dancing, singing, trampolines, sports complexes and photo booths
The Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey held another in its series of FEDTalks events on Monday evening, May 6, featuring Tal Heinrich. The focus
Standing in the courtyard of the Poway Chabad, hundreds of people formed concentric circles, arms around each other, singing Shalom Aleichem. The very place where
