In a recent poll by the Baltimore Jewish Times, people were asked: “Do you feel unsafe wearing Jewish symbols in public?”...
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Read MoreWhen most people think of estate planning, they focus on documents that take effect after death, Wills and Trusts. However,...
Read MoreAt Kehillat Aish Kodesh in Woodmere this past Shabbat, the Morah d’Asra, Rabbi Moshe Weinberger, shlita, gave a powerful exhortation about the need...
Read MoreRabbi Chaim Bruk’s mom, Chanchy, in her late teens Rav Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld and Rav Kook worked together for the furtherance ofYiddishkeit in...
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Read MoreLast week, while I was sitting in a kosher restaurant in Boston before moving my daughter into college, a woman...
Read MoreA Social Acceptability Guide to Yom Kippur Reading Material Before proceeding, a note of attribution: This article was inspired by...
Read MoreLast week, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) welcomed Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling to New York’s 17th Congressional District for meetings...
Read MoreIn our daily morning prayers, most of us close off the Korbanos section by reciting the lesson of Rabbi Yishmael which enumerates...
Read MoreRabbi Yaakov Mutzafi zy”a was one of the last spiritual leaders of the ancient Iraqi Jewish community. Upon arriving in Eretz Yisrael,...
Read MoreRabbi Yehoshua says: The evil eye, the evil inclination, and hatred of one’s fellow creatures drive a person out of...
Read MoreRabbi Levi ben Gershom, known as Ralbag or Gersonides, was born around 1288 in Provence, southern France. Throughout his life, he lived...
Read MoreAs we enter the upper reaches of our countdown, a certain accusation has begun making the rounds. Apparently, some of...
Read MoreFew ceremonies in Jewish life compare with the pageantry of bringing Bikkurim. The drama begins as the first fruits of the...
Read MoreQuestion I’m in a crisis and I really don’t know what to do. During the past year, I was engaged...
Read MoreWhether we appreciate the blessings in our lives or take them for granted depends on if we pause long enough...
Read MoreDear Readers, The recent library board meeting was one for the record books, though not for the right reasons. Employees—and...
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