On Sukkot, Jews are supposed to eat in a little hut known as a sukkah. It’s not a cabana, teepee or tent. It’s also not
One million people spanning six continents join together in prayer. More than 1 million people across the world gathered together on Friday, September 7, to
L’chaim—to life—is the traditional toast one gives, particularly when toasting with distilled spirits. Spirits were historically viewed to be life imbuing (hence the term ‘spirits’)
“I was introduced to a young guy named Yummy Schachter, who was studying at Yeshiva University at the time, in New York 18-years-ago. I told
The placement of a comma makes all the difference in the world. In a classic example, there is a very big difference between “Let’s eat
On Yom Kippur, we are privileged to read two haftarot: the first, read during Shacharit, is taken from Sefer Yishayahu, while the second haftarah, read
In May of 2017, President Trump visited Eretz Yisrael for thirty-six hours. Over 10,000 policemen were assigned to protect him in Yerushalayim alone. The U.S.
Part II Story I: Sinas Chinam A true story is told of a young survivor of Vietnam who called his father, letting him know that
A few years ago, Chani took our younger children to one of the local Jewish owned shoe stores to buy shoes. The store had a
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 28.
We have had a difficult time understanding the reasoning of the Bergen County and Bergenfield City Council in many instances. Years ago we passionately implored
Part II It is very difficult to deal with a plague. A plague affects everyone and cannot be eradicated unless every part of the affected
