Throughout these studies of the weekly haftarot it has become clearer and clearer to me how often the preceding vision of the navi clarifies our

Sometimes it’s the simplest events that leave the greatest impressions. Several summers ago, a camper crossed the line and needed to be disciplined. I was

Three times a day we open up our siddurim and our hearts to the Ribono Shel Olam. Yet no matter how large a part tefillah

Part VII When asked if each organization would consider merging into one single body for any activity, everyone explained their reason for joining the Council.

Several months ago, Helene Kamioner of Riverdale, received an unexpected email from Esther Gold, a relative living in Detroit, stating that Yad Vashem had contacted

During my second year at Yeshivat HaKotel in Jerusalem, I made the decision to pursue a long-term life in Israel. Yet I had more questions

“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