The hallmark of a Jew should be expressing hakarat hatov on a regular basis, and if we fail to do this for the teachers who…
Fall 2018(5779)
The Forgotten Jewish Community of Ecuador
In her new cookbook, Millennial Kosher (ArtScroll), Chanie Apfelbaum embodies her passion for new food for a new generation, featuring traditional Jewish dishes reinvented for…
The layers that have been added continue to develop. Irrespective of who fasts or for how long, this custom is a testament to the respect…
While reading this suspenseful novel, one cannot help but wonder where Dr. Ganchrow begins and Rob Savarin ends.
Moe’s courageous story and personal advice is a superb and inspiring guide not only for stutterers, but for anyone who faces a personal social challenge.
I am deeply moved by what Rabbi Shulman has done through reflecting upon and writing poetry inspired by the teachings of Rav Kook, and I…
Several members of his family were there when I got to his house. “Please blow the shofar quietly,” they cautioned me, as soon as I…
High Cost of Burial As a rabbi, I truly appreciated Rabbi Akiva Males’ article entitled “What’s In Your Anti-Cremation Toolkit?” (summer 2018). However, I believe…
It seems to me that our community’s relationship to chesed has changed. Rather than actually performing chesed, we increasingly outsource the tasks.
We are left with two stark choices: We can let history take its brutal course, or we can double—and double again and again—the efforts we…
