A few years ago, Chani took our younger children to one of the local Jewish owned shoe stores to buy shoes. The store had a

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 Menachot 28.

We have had a difficult time understanding the reasoning of the Bergen County and Bergenfield City Council in many instances. Years ago we passionately implored

Part II It is very difficult to deal with a plague. A plague affects everyone and cannot be eradicated unless every part of the affected

Part VIII Although American Jews were clearly divided on how to organize relief activities, they agreed that America should remain neutral. The majority of the

(Courtesy of UNaccountable.US.com) Today, new research reveals the full size of the United States’ contribution to the United Nations and how it is being misused

Now that it’s been a full year since I started this column, it’s been getting harder to make sure I don’t repeat myself. Then again,

(Courtesy of JCOT) Approximately 75 young professionals gathered in Manhattan last month to network and to learn more about the trailblazing work of the Jerusalem

Reviewing “Thirteen Steps: Orthodox Judaism in America Comes of Age: My Life and Times by Rabbi Joseph Karasick. OU Press. Hardcover. 2017. ISBN: 9780999500903. $20.99.

Part 42 (written 2014)(Continued from previous week) We were served a delicious supper following a guided tour of the facility. During the meal, a 90-year-old

A recent editorial in OU’s Jewish Action by its Executive Vice President Allen I. Fagin entitled, “Do We Have the Time and Energy to Lead

A 12-year-old from Staten Island, New York, became the first Orthodox Jew to win the Food Network cooking competition “Chopped” in an episode that aired