Reviewing: “Torah From the Years of Wrath 1939-1943: The Historical Context of the Aish Kodesh” by Henry Abramson. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. Paperback. 2017. English.

Last year over a quarter of a million people gathered together at one moment across the globe to daven for all who need shidduchim. Many

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Ashkenazim are so accustomed to reciting Nacheim only at Mincha of Tisha B’Av that they are shocked to discover that most Sephardic Jews recite Nacheim

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I previously wrote about this word. But that was three years ago. Presumably, you are all mortals and not prophets, and need some refreshing. (I

The last few days have been quite hot in the New York area, to say the least. With temperatures in the upper 90s and intense

What could be more beautiful than being in flight to wherever and looking out the window of the plane, and realizing you are floating amidst