After 24 hours of intense exchanges of fire, Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire on Tuesday, and two very different narratives emerged in Israel to
As many of you know, I almost never write up my sermons. This week a number of people asked for my remarks, so this is
The Jachter family loves to eat at and from Mashu Mashu sushi in Fair Lawn (under RCBC supervision). They enjoy the décor at the store
Much has been bandied about regarding the health of the kiruv movement and whether it is “dead.” Frankly, from where I sit at One Western
In Toldot, at the end of Chapter 26, we are told that Eisav took two Hittite wives and these became “morat ruach” to Yitzchak and
May these words of Torah serve as a merit le’iluy nishmat Menachem Mendel ben Harav Yoel David Balk, a”h. This week we learned Menachot 85.
Parshat Toldot The navi Malachi, whose words echo in today’s haftarah, was the last prophet of Israel. This selection, the opening prophecy of Sefer Malachi,
Yaakov was born with his hand grabbing onto the heel of Eisav. Hence, he was called Yaakov. Rashi says Yitzchak named him Yaakov from the
Parenting takes center stage as we read through Parshat Toldos. We learn about Eisav and Yaakov, twin brothers, each one with a different temperament and
Last year, on December 25, 2017, Heichal HaTorah hosted a grandfather-grandson morning of Torah learning. It was beautiful and touching to see grandfathers sitting next
Editor’s note: Aliza Strassman is a member of Congregation Darchei Noam of Fair Lawn and a teacher at BPY. She is from the Squirrel Hill
