“What preconceived ideas do you have about Israel?” This was the question posed to me by my colleague and friend Dr. Jonathan Lewin as we

(Courtesy of Shavei Yisrael) More than 500 years after their Iberian Jewish ancestors were forced to convert to Catholicism during the Inquisition, Bnei Anousim (whom

Life is generally so busy that we find ourselves working almost as robots. We wake up and do the usual things we need to do

By far the most unusual thing I did this summer was consecrate a new, “green” cemetery on a steep, tree-covered hillside a few miles north

We write to you to express our grief and heartbreak about the sudden passing of our beloved colleague and friend, Dr. Hindi Krinsky Kanarfogel, a”h.

Today marks the last day I am saying Kaddish for my in-laws, who passed away 21 days apart. I have been doing so for the

Most people think of Manhattan as a serious, business-like city full of offices and smelly food carts, but in truth, it was always designed with

The United States is a truly wonderful country and anyone living in it should consider themselves lucky. Although the U.S. is not a Jewish country,

We all know the feeling, the sense of frustration that accompanies the realization, just as you are about to exit your home, that you’ve misplaced

(Courtesy of HRH) Radiology at Hudson Regional Hospital has always been a priority, but with the addition of physicians from around the Tri-state area, a new

Part 40 (written 2014) (Continued from previous week) On Friday, July 15, I was originally scheduled to be picked up at 9:15 a.m., but a

Selichos is upon us and Rosh Hashanah is around the corner. It is a time for introspection and tefillah. Moreover, it is the week of