(Courtesy of the Teaneck Yoetzet Initiative) As I declutter my home and pack for aliyah this summer, my physical preparations are balanced by a fair

I’m getting older, and nobody cares. I’ve been getting older for a while now, but I haven’t said anything, because I was kind of hoping

For many years now, Jews making bar/bat mitzvah parties have enlisted the help of the ever-popular dance motivators. In theory, the dance motivators are supposed

(Courtesy of KOC) It’s kickoff time! For Kids of Courage, supporting sick children and their families is their core mission. With amazing trips, community events,

In the course of five days, at marathon pace, Project S.A.R.A.H’s Camp Safety Program presented their expanded program to over 700 counselors at nine community

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 71.

We are fortunate that many different letters from Maimonides have survived. Here I am going to discuss my two favorites. Maimonides lived his early life

It’s the last thing any driver wants to see in their rear-view mirror. Yes, blue lives matter, but we don’t want to see a cop

Part II Last week we explored the three opinions as to when to say Aneinu on a fast day. Ashkenazim, led by Rashi and the

Parshat Balak This week’s haftarah reading, taken from Sefer Micha, would appear to have little in common with our Torah reading beyond the mention of

Part 2 Most parents of Jewish day school students would be outraged and upset if it were suggested that current tuition rates are unreasonably and

Part 4 The post Spanish expulsion era saw a renewed interest, among Jews, in the history of the gentile nations (e.g. Seder Eliyahu Zuta; Dibrei