You know those amazing days you wish would never end? That’s exactly how Chana and Chezky Challah felt about Shabbos. Maybe it had something to
“I don’t feel safe.” A young Ethiopian-born elementary school child said this to a group of visiting journalists from Anglo-Jewish newspapers between the two Gaza
Saturday night. After finishing the Havdalah service, I turned on my cell phone. I was still very much under the influence of Passover; the morning
We are saddened and our hearts are broken once again by the tragic events in Poway, California. We have all been touched in one way
Parshat Acharei Mot “Machar Chodesh” The story related in this week’s haftarah, a special one read when Shabbat coincides with Erev Rosh Chodesh, is found
Visitors to Israel plan for months how exactly they will be spending their precious time in our precious land. There are so many rich opportunities
Parshat Acharei Mot contains one of the more iconic phrases in the entire Torah. After repeatedly stressing the importance of mitzvah observance, the Torah concludes
Rabbi David Bashevkin, director of education for NCSY and an instructor at Yeshiva University (and Teaneck resident), has just authored a fascinating book. The creative
As we head back to school after Pesach break, many of us are busy thinking about the coming school year. Sure, there’s still almost two
It has become an incredible phenomenon. It’s called “always looking down.” Rarely does one see a person walking along the street looking up. Heads are
How do we remember the Holocaust, and pass on that memory to our children? Survivors are growing older and fewer, and this is now a
There are several schools of thought concerning the family Shabbat table. One position is that this is primarily a learning occasion. Children and guests are
