Numerous times over the past year we have been asked when we will no longer be “New in the Neighborhood.” We have thought of what

So many times we see a friend after a painful experience and the person somehow seems different. People might say, “that experience really changed them.”

(Courtesy of YTH) Interview with Rabbi Yechiel Ben-Ari, menahel of Yeshiva Toras Halacha in KGH: 1. Welcome, Rabbi Ben-Ari. Please tell us a little about

School is starting. New faces, new school supplies and hopefully some new ideas. That is not to say that all old ideas need to be

Part VI This anemic response to the plight of European Jewry elicited criticism. If the partners to this union were indeed bound by a “common

If we were all to practice what we preached, we could accomplish true greatness. One individual who has truly lived a life based on his

Part 39 (written 2014) (Continued from previous week) Thursday was going to be an eventful day. While the group paid a visit to the Jewish

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Free speech. The right to express oneself under American jurisprudence is one of the most misunderstood principles in constitutional law. The First Amendment guarantees the

As someone who’s been a student, a parent and a teacher, I think we should do something to change these school-supplies lists. The school sends

One of the most chaotic activities in Judaism is the synagogue kiddush. In theory, a kiddush is simply supposed to be social snack-time to reward

I recently joined Kids of Courage on their annual summer trip. What an adventure it was! Spending eight days with 350 people who are as