On Sunday evening, April 22, my husband and I, along with Amudim (a not-for-profit organization that assists individuals and families struggling with addiction), arranged and

May these words of Torah serve as a merit le’iluy nishmat Menachem Mendel ben Harav Yoel David Balk, a”h. This week we learned Zevachim 21.

34 versus 33 Why did my Sephardic male neighbors wait until the 34th day in the omer to have their hair cut? It is because

In 1867, Mark Twain visited Palestine in a well-documented journey. As he crisscrossed the barren landscape he offered the following description and observation: “We traversed

During the last couple of weeks our kehilla celebrated and mourned what epitomizes the circle of life. On the seventh day of Pesach, Mr. Seymour

Parshiyot Behar-Bechukotai Today’s reading is an especially difficult one to follow. Although the first parsha of Behar teaches laws that pertain to the sanctity of

Every day for me is a battle for emuna. Every day, the evil inclination (E.I.) is trying to make me forget Hashem—to forget He exists,

It’s May. It’s finally, finally sunny and warm. Lag B’Omer didn’t get rained out, Shavuot is around the corner, and our thoughts now turn toward

The comedian Robert Klein does some very funny routines about what it was like to be in school in the ’50s. What teachers demanded, how

From the moment young children excitedly receive their very first siddur, as parents look on with pride and joy, prayer is a permanent part of

Join an Evening of Inspiration this Monday at CBY. There are those who command a good deal of attention when they enter a room. In

As Jewish people, we are united in our love for our homeland, the State of Israel. Having just celebrated the 70th anniversary of Israel’s independence