Between Nusach and Niggun: The Chazzan's Evolving Role

Certainly, a chazzan can make—or break—the Yamim Noraim experience. Given the importance of the chazzan to the upcoming holidays, it’s worth exploring the history of…

Our lack of meaningful personal hachanah may well lie at the root of many of our religious challenges. 

Ten meaningful things you can do during the forty days of Elul and the Aseret Yemei Teshuvah to prepare spiritually and emotionally for Rosh Hashanah…

What does it take to build a community? In the articles ahead, we meet some of the men and women whose steady efforts have shaped the…

“He sat with me for half an hour, called his wife, took money from one place, borrowed from another place and addressed the deficit .…

Shaun and Gary have both rolled up their sleeves and thrown themselves into local life, doing their part to take the community to the next…

“I don’t think that this type of relationship between Modern Orthodox and Chassidic Jews exists anywhere else.”

Even families that move away for one reason or another always come back to attend a Springfield simchah.

The invitation came as a surprise to Kirschner. “Growing up, I never saw myself as a leader and never sought out leadership positions.” 

To be heavily involved in an initiative like this, you must have thick skin . . . . And that’s before you start fundraising or…