Uncategorized

Fischman Case Follow-Up

Aaron Fischman of Woodmere, New York and formerly of Jerusalem and Loch Sheldrake in upstate New York, had his hearing...

Reason Alone Falls Short

When the Gemara in Kiddushin reflects on the value of honoring parents, it presents it not as a narrow religious demand but as a...

Why We Celebrate Tree Planting

At first glance, Tu B’Shevat, the Rosh Hashanah for fruit trees, seems to be of mere technical significance, the calendar marker...

The Full Scope Of The Straight And The Good

In our last piece, we saw that Moshe stressed the importance of following what is “yashar and tov, straight and good in...

Bibi And Trump

It was just another news conference between two world leaders. It was late Monday afternoon and Bibi Netanyahu was in...

Urgent Alert from NCPD

First Night Of Chanukah In Australia

By Sivan Rahav Meir A horrific terror attack took place Sunday night at an outdoor Chanukah celebration at Bondi Beach...

***STATEMENT***

Council Member Gennaro’s Rebuttal of Pope Leo’s Recent Call for a Two-State Solution for the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict “As an observant...

Sports Center

Boys 7th Grade HAFTR vs. HALB. After a tough loss against Flatbush last week, HAFTR defeated HALB 79–58. Stan led HAFTR...

Thinking About Selling Your Home In 2026? Here are Three Financial Mistakes to Avoid

By Jack Strulowitz For many families in the Five Towns, selling a home is one of the most significant financial...

The Impact Of Bad News On Children: When Is It Normal To Be Abnormal?

Recently I was contacted by several schools regarding how to handle death and trauma in a community. For example, if...

Toldos: Ya’alah

Rebbe Yoram Michael Abergel, zt’l, was the pillar of Torah of Netivot in southern Israel, a great mezakheha-rabim, talmid chacham, builder of Torah, and...

Finding Our Moral Voice

What do you do when the society in which you live seems to have lost its way? How do you...

Every Page A Story: Touro University Dean Henry Abramson Completes 2,711-Day Talmud History Video Project

A page of the “survivors’ Talmud,” printed in the shadow of the Holocaust in a DP camp from which Dr....

After The Flood

Long ago, in the early days of creation, a lone enigmatic figure lived. Noach surpassed those around him through his...

The Sword Of Methusaleh

Methusaleh is best known for being the person with the longest lifespan explicitly mentioned in the Bible. However, a little-known...

Musings of a Shliach From Montana

There’s a Zusha song, “Don’t Leave Me On My Own,” that really touches my core. Zusha doesn’t generally sing my...

The Ultimate Blessing

For several summers prior to coming to the OU, I would take a break from my normal rabbinic responsibilities to...