Is cholent an appetizer, a side dish or an entrée? That is a complicated question, one which—like cholent itself—should be allowed to simmer and stew.

I don’t write and rarely give Divrei Torah, but several years ago I heard this from Rabbi Krohn of Young Israel of Teaneck and it

The 11-year old child went to school and told his wonderful rebbe that he was taking a mini-vacation with his family for the weekend. The

The partition between the men’s section and the women’s section in my shul has panes of one-way glass in it. With brighter light on one

On Monday evening, December 3, a sizable crowd celebrated the second night of Chanukah at West Orange Town Hall. The menorah lighting was officiated by

Rav Mordechai Lebhar (Magein Avot EH 134) voices criticism of the BDA/RCA agreement based on the criticisms offered against the Moroccan prenuptial. Rav Lebhar documents

I wrote a column about this word before. But I thought about it again when I wrote my new book “Roots and Rituals,” and there

For almost a decade I had the great privilege of being the guidance counselor in Yeshiva Bais Hachinuch. On one occasion, I was conversing with

It’s 7 p.m. on a Sunday. Nineteen college students, male and female, gather around a table of chanukiot. A little girl jumps up and down

Ever since I was a little girl I’ve always loved Chanukah. Truth is, I love any holiday that revolves around family (read: latkes) and a

Parshat Mikeitz-Chanukah There is much that connects this week’s haftarah to the chag of Chanukah. The basis of the rabbinic decision to read a selection

The religious and spiritual identity of Modern Orthodox adolescents and young adults in our community are shaped by their experiences in various educational, familial and