Part 1 The most cogent way to describe Yemenite (Temoni) Jews and their halachic practice is “very distinctive.” Their pronunciation of Hebrew, appearance and halachic

Parshiyot Matot-Masei The haftarah we read this week, a selection chosen from the second perek of Sefer Yirmiyahu, is a direct continuation of last week’s

May these words of Torah serve as a merit le’iluy nishmat Menachem Mendel ben Harav Yoel David Balk, a”h, and Meira Chaya Nechama Bracha, a”h,

The Tanach has several words for stick: shevet, mateh, mishenet, and makel. What is the difference between them? Let us analyze the easiest one first,

On July 17, Dr. Henry Abramson wrote an article for the Orthodox Union website titled “Meet the Non-Jew Who Put the ‘Daf’ in ‘Daf Yomi.’”

Part II Reviewing: “By Faith Alone: The Story of Rabbi Yehuda Amital,” by Elyashev Reichner. Maggid Books. 2011. English. Hardcover. 380 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1592641925. Rabbi

On July 4, 2018, I said goodbye to Eva Mozes Kor, Holocaust survivor, Mengele twin, my friend, mentor and inspiration, in the Krakow airport for

On July 8, 2014, Israel launched Operation Protective Edge. We were making Aliyah on July 21, with Nefesh B’Nefesh. People asked, “You’re going? You’re going

There are a number of books I have been meaning to review for a while, but they seem to get put at the bottom of

As a proud member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals (NAPO), I have the opportunity to connect with organizers from around the

Within the past few months, the state of New Jersey has earned a distinction that most Jews would find rather undesirable—according to the ADL’s Annual

On every trip seasoned travellers take abroad, they usually leave some time unscripted, leaving to chance some aspect of the trip to allow for spontaneous,