Vayechi: Good and Pleasant
By Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
When Jacob sensed his earthly demise nearing, he called in his twelve sons and offered his parting blessings to those future progenitors of the twelve...
A Nation of Grandparents
On Friday nights, as the sacred calm of Shabbat descends, a timeless ritual unfolds in Jewish homes: Parents bestow berachot upon their children. These moments, solemn and tender, weave...
All the Rage
Anger is all the rage these days. It infects personal, familial, and professional relationships and is the hallmark of our politics and the key ingredient in the algorithms that...
Vayechi: A Hot Knish
Universally beloved and respected for his righteousness and scholarship, Rav Yisrael Meir haKohen Kagan, “the Chofetz Chaim,” was both a leading ethicist as well as posek, decisor of Jewish...
Asarah B’Tevet 5785: The Significance Of Siege
Four days each year, we fast to mourn for the Beit HaMikdash and commemorate the Churban. Though the Churban occurred almost two millennia ago, we continue fasting because its...
Hei Teives For Litvaks
By Yochanan Gordon
As I write this article, we have just kindled the sixth Chanukah candle, which is the night 36 years ago when my paternal grandfather passed away. I...
Happiness In The Face Of Adversity Part II
Part 2 of 5: Your Place
By Rabbi Elie Feder PhD
“I am awed by watching the miraculous order of G-d’s nature unfolding in my backyard—you can see throughout nature, a...
Don’t Just Light The Menorah, Be A Menorah
Musings Of A Shliach From Montana
Back when I was a kid, I used to collect many books in Yiddish, including an old orange paperback called, “Dee Neis Fun Chanukah,”...
When You Have The Time
The man behind the counter was exasperated. He’d been busy on his smartphone trying to get to the website where his merchandise came from, hunting for some missing items...
Trading Passion For Compassion
Throughout Yosef’s odyssey in the strange and perilous world of Egypt, he displays extraordinary emotional resilience. Merely surviving the ordeal of being sold into slavery multiple times demanded immense...
Latest article
Assemblyman Ari Brown Calls Out Dangerous Illusion of “Ceasefire” Between Israel and Hamas
Albany, NY — In light of the ongoing negotiations for a so-called ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, New York State Assemblyman...
I Like Mike
It was a great event. That is, the Israel Heritage Foundation recognizing former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee as the next U.S. Ambassador to Israel.
The...