Many recent newspaper articles, blogs and social media posts have been critical of the continuing prohibition of kitniyot among Ashkenazic Jews on Pesach. The kitniyot

Some businessmen swear by an inspirational course they took in school. Some remember the hard-life lessons they learned in the early days of starting their

Every year, as I unpack our Pesach boxes and sort through the various children’s projects, I find myself reminiscing. As I flip through the colorful

Every year as Peach approaches we busy ourselves with endless preparations, not just physically cleaning and cooking, but intellectually and spiritually as well. We stay

A research study revealed that many people find buying art in a gallery to be more intimidating than any other shopping experience, including car shopping!

A couple of weeks ago, I found myself observing a support group for mothers whose children have a developmental deficit. The facilitator of the group

The need for continuous and inspired parent-child dialogue is about as deep a Jewish value as you will find. For millennia, we have used such

New Jersey Turtle Back Zoo See animals from all over the world, including giraffes, kangaroos, penguins, Komodo dragons, ostriches, bald eagles and sea lions. Included

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It can be said that all of Jewish education is in essence sacred training inasmuch as we are preparing our children for a life of

“Hand In Hand,” a picture book published by Apples & Honey Press, written by Andria Rosenbaum with illustrations by Maya Shleifer, tells the story of

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