American Thanksgiving In The Jewish Homeland?
Whether or not Jews should celebrate Thanksgiving always somehow seemed to come up throughout my high school career. And we always came to the same conclusion: because Thanksgiving is...
Commemorating October 7: A Year Of Grief And Resilience
October 7 was a day that profoundly affected every single Jew in the world. A day that will be remembered in our hearts and never forgotten in our minds...
Starting The Year In Challenging Times
The start of the school year is a stressful time. New classes, friends, teachers, and most of all, a new beginning. A new school year is daunting, but for...
New Beginnings Aren’t Easy
Starting anything new is challenging. Whether it’s a new job, a new school, a new career, or even a new haircut, transitions aren’t always smooth. For this year’s current...
A Joyous Lag B’Omer In A Nation At War
The focal point of Lag B’Omer celebrations in Israel occur on Har Meron, which houses the kevarim of Rebbe Shimon bar Yochai and his son Rebbe Elazar. For many...
The Rafah Invasion: Israel’s Dresden Moment
By Moshe Gerstley
On Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated before a crowd of attendees at a Yad Vashem event marking Holocaust Remembrance Day that “No amount of pressure, no...
The End Of Choref Zman And A Spring Of Hope
Choref zman ended with Rosh Chodesh Nissan, and Pesach break has begun. Although choref zman has been a personally transformative period, I would be dishonest if I did not...
Shabbat In Tzfat
Each year on Parashat Lech Lecha, which coincides with the second Shabbat of Choref Zman, Yeshivat Hakotel has a shabbaton in Tzfat. Unfortunately, due to the war, and Hezbollah’s...
The Yeshivat Hakotel Alumni Mission To The Gaza Border
By Reuben M. Gampel
As college’s winter break approached, I arranged for a three-week stay at Yeshivat Hakotel, now as an alumnus. I recognized that the Israel of January 2024...
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County Executive Bruce Blakeman Launches Re-Election Campaign in Massapequa
By Moshe Hill
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, among the highest-ranking Jewish Republicans in America and the first Jewish Executive in the county’s history, kicked...
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I suffer from bipolar disorder. Baruch Hashem, I am stabilized and take all treatments for my condition with utmost seriousness and no corner cutting....
Restoring Moral Clarity Once Again
The great construction project began. A newly freed nation, emerging from generations of slavery, was now entrusted with the most epic and ambitious building...