As Yom Tov approaches, many people are buying new clothes, and with it they have to deal with the prohibition of not wearing shatnez—a wool

There were some extremely urgent messages on my home phone the other day. Texts appeared on my cell phone emphasizing the emergency. My cousin had

Dear Shoshy, I have been getting set up recently by a family friend who knows me well but probably does not understand the social dynamics

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In this community, many have the good fortune of being invited to weddings all the time. Some are more memorable than others. However, I can

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Parshas Ki Seitzei I was recently in Miami, Florida, for my niece’s wedding. We were driving back to return our rental car next to the

At Congregation Shaarei Orah, the Sephardic Congregation of Teaneck, we are eager to grow and improve. When Rav Amar visited our kehilla three weeks ago,

During the haftarah reading of parshat Va’era, we are all jarred when this king’s name is read with that middle “R.” What is going on

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During the past couple of weeks, our 3 ½- (and ¼ ) -year-old son, Dovid, wakes up every morning and asks if it’s Shabbos Kodesh.