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By Keshet Starr
Accepting a higher authority is not easy or comfortable – or fashionable. But without the ability to accept that what we want to do sometimes has to give way to the right thing to do, we have no hope of living a moral and good life.
In the last three years, Beit Shemesh has lost 31 residents to terrorism: 17 soldiers, 4 people at the Nova festival, and 10 others to missile fire. “I just wanted to do something to be part of it,” Ackerman said.
BROOKLYN, NY — State Senator Sam Sutton and District Leader Joey Saban will be joined by NYC Council Speaker Julie Menin, NYC Comptroller Mark Levine, local elected officials, and community leaders for a press conference calling for the creation of a permanent memorial honoring the victims of the October 7 terrorist attack in Israel.WHEN: Wednesday […]
But that’s just it! he said excitedly. If Velvel can’t change his habits in Brooklyn, let him leave Brooklyn! Listen to me! He should rent out his house and live somewhere else for a while!
Walk into any of the thousands of synagogues around the world on the nights of Sukkot today, and you will still find Jews dancing and rejoicing in celebrations bearing the same name.
By Marc Gronich
Of concern to the veterans at the dinner was whether those players deemed permanently ineligible could ever be reinstated. The most prominent former players in this category are Pete Rose and “Shoeless Joe” Jackson.
SHIR praises the young Mordechai Meir Pollak for his accomplishments in Torah study and, significantly, for his ability to render halachic decisions. He specifically calls attention to Pollak's secular education.
Financial news outlets love obsessing over rates because it drives engagement. They would get far less attention if they simply stated the truth.
Judaism remained an important part of his identity throughout his career. Unlike some highly assimilated Jews of the era, Reading appears to have retained a meaningful attachment to Jewish communal life so that some contemporary observers regarded him as the first genuinely believing Jew to serve in the British Cabinet, distinguishing him from more secular Jewish politicians.
The two women she connected me with in Lakewood to run the workshops even came to pick up the duffle bags full of cookbooks that came on the plane.
We share both characteristics of our Father in Heaven. Our body is to be firmly grounded and engaged in the world, while serving Him with the physical mitzvot. Our soul, our true identity, rests in our mind and heart.
All blessings come from Hashem, but how much blessing we can hold depends on the size of our vessel – and that size is up to us.
The streets dried quickly; the heat returned. But the unexpected deluge left something profound in its wake: a sense of wonder, of infinite possibility – and a reminder that G-d’s control of the world, and our lives in it, knows no limits.
Although I acknowledge the gifts that rain bestows on us, I tend to think of it more as a sign of G-d’s mighty wrath and maybe even his displeasure towards me.
Rain does not create the seed; it awakens what was already hidden inside. So much of healing works the same way. We are not necessarily becoming someone new. Often, healing provides the conditions that allow something buried within us to finally emerge.
Seniors Habitat for Humanity build day was more than doing the right thing, it was about taking a step outside your comfort zone and finding that you have the strength, resilience, and capacity for empathy and hard work to go beyond what you think is possible. Creating new memories and expanding opportunities.
A person's financial life moves through seasons too. The mistake many people make is applying the same strategy to every stage when each season calls for its own priorities.
How she longed to move on in her life already! Sure, by living at home she saved money, and she felt some obligation to stay there to keep her father and sister company. But since the three of them weren’t on the same wavelength, communication remained superficial at best.
Ackerman has been drawing and painting since she was a child, and she sold her first commissioned painting for $300 as a teenager. But she didn’t turn her passion into a career until much later in her life, once she already had children of her own.
Two messages are particularly important to Devorah: recognizing that Hashem is in charge of our lives and learning not to judge other people based on appearances or circumstances.
The menu draws heavily on French influences while incorporating contemporary touches. While the restaurant offers premium steaks including Chateaubriand and filet mignon, many of the most interesting dishes come from elsewhere on the menu.
Every year as we read Kohelet during Sukkos the same verse stops me in my tracks: “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under Heaven.” It goes on to say that there is a time to plant and a time to reap. A time to weep and a time to […]
According to Rashi, someone who is raui lehyos Moshiach (“fit to be Moshiach”) is a person who is pious and has suffered. On the other hand, Maharsha says that someone who demonstrates rulership and has fear of sin is raui lehyos Moshiach.
I can never repeat this enough: fine wine does not always need to be expensive. There are great wines for all budgets.
As Sukkot approaches, a woman in her 60s was building a sukkah outside her home in Netanya when a metal pole fell and struck her on the head. A family friend who was helping with the construction immediately called Magen David Adom’s (MDA) 101 emergency dispatch center, which sent first responders and an ambulance to […]
Ramat Gan, Israel (September 24, 2026) -- A joint team of researchers at Bar-Ilan University and the Weizmann Institute has used advanced computational design methods to enhance the ability of genetically engineered immune cells to recognize and attack cancer and viral targets. Published today in Science Advances, the study used protein design methods to improve […]
By Ben Rothke
Although many of the essays in this volume have appeared previously, readers encountering them for the first time will find Angel to be a writer of considerable depth, sophistication, and clarity.
At the end of the day, if one seeks a single thread uniting Baskin’s Judaism, art, and worldview, it may be the ancient Jewish insistence upon memory.
The illustrations are soaked in traditional Jewish teachings – everything from representing the forbidden fruit of the Garden of Eden as a type of fig to capturing the ark-riding adventure of Og, King of Bashan.
Sukkot is the only pilgrimage festival that doesn’t commemorate a major historical event. Instead, it marks a paradox: G-d protected us in fragile huts during the most destabilizing period of Jewish history, our forty-year wilderness journey.
My Grandpa, Jack Shenkman, kept his etrogim long after Sukkot, storing them in a large decorative bowl on display throughout the year, like fine fruit. I still do the same, and every year I catch myself smiling at that bowl before I have even smelled what is inside.
A young man may spend less time deciding on a college, a career, or even a spouse than he spends selecting an etrog. For a week-long holiday, nothing but the very best will do.
The esrog and the tree that produces it are unique. For other fruit trees, the fruit tastes good and the tree does not. However, the esrog and its tree taste the same.
So this year, I'll still search for the perfect etrog. And I'll still inspect approximately 47 of them. But maybe I'll spend a little less time looking for perfection – and a little more time appreciating what I already have.
By Anat Coleman
Unlike the Crown Jewels, the etrog is precious not because it is kept apart or reserved for a privileged few, but because it is meant to be held and used.
A well-meaning relative may ask, “So, are you dating anyone?” Another guest might follow up with, “Have you tried this shadchan?” Before long, a simple holiday meal can feel like an interview. While these questions are usually asked with good intentions, they can still be uncomfortable.
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For anyone accustomed to seeing Rashi printed on virtually every page of a modern Chumash, it is difficult to appreciate just how extraordinary these leaves are.
The magic solution finally came to her, as she grabbed the Bounty and wiped spicy onion dip and guacamole off the floor. Chani, that’s who she’d call!
By Mendi Glik
He pointed to a rare piece composed by Yossele Rosenblatt in which there is a duet between the cantor and the poet. In this setting, Rosenblatt creates a literal dialogue between the cantor and the poet in a question-and-answer format.
Children with “learned helplessness” are convinced that they have no control over their lack of success in academic or social matters. They attribute their failure to certain factors that are beyond their ability to change.
I believe many people are by nature kind, but they chronically lack awareness or mindfulness and hence are unkind, even cruel.
We sometimes wonder: At what point does helping our children because they are busy become taking on responsibilities that really belong to the parents?
Rambam: “I regret it and I am ashamed of my deeds.” Two verbs, not one. Regret is a judgment about the act. Shame is a feeling about the self.
Mitzmann divides the book into twelve chapters corresponding to the Hebrew months of the year, skillfully weaving together how the spiritual lessons contained within the Jewish holidays helped her radically alter and reestablish her relationship with Hashem and reclaim her mental health.
Some argue that a gigantic house brings a family closer together. It's a nice theory, but how often does that actually happen in practice, and what price is being paid to make it possible?
We talk about Jewish continuity, but for many Jews, the reality is that without observance, the likelihood of intermarriage skyrockets.
The early twentieth century was also a period of profound instability for Jews in the Russian Empire, marked by political upheaval, economic uncertainty, and episodes of antisemitic violence, conditions that contributed to large-scale emigration, particularly to North America and Eretz Yisael.
By Anonymous
Many times, being single is not a person's fault. Every person has his or her own time and place, whether we understand it or not. Ultimately, that is the truth.
Angels can be actual humans, not in the sense that they are Hashem’s henchmen, but in their middah of extreme kindness; in going the extra mile in helping someone who is floundering physically and emotionally and financially.
If the words of our tefillot and zemirot have meaning, if they're not just a random assemblage of syllables off of which to hang a tune, then we should know what they are, what they mean, and sing them accordingly.
People are limited in their time and abilities, so machines can help them. But why would G-d not do everything Himself? Apparently, there are things more appropriate for G-d to do indirectly.
I don’t remember exactly what prompted it, but one Shabbos afternoon my grandson started to sing HaMalach HaGoel, and in the charming way that makes sense to a two-year-old, he sang, “HaMalach HaGoel O’sleep.”
By David Curwin
When we encounter malach in Tanach, we cannot tell from the word alone whether it refers to a divine or human messenger. In Yaakov’s dream, the malachim are clearly angels.
This summer, the Chicagoland Jewish community gathered for the first 5K for Kehillah, raising funds for the 11 Kehillah Fund elementary schools. Runners, walkers, families, and volunteers filled the course with energy and achdus, creating a powerful display of unity and shared purpose. Participants of all ages took part—some racing, others strolling or cheering from […]
Arkia is becoming an increasingly significant presence in Israel’s international aviation market, giving travelers more choice as it expands its network, increases frequencies on major routes and pushes farther into long-haul travel.
He has insightful comments, very much worth reading, about each of these places from the points of view of a loyal American, frum Jew, and expert on governmental finance.
By Irwin Cohen
I face 41 days of straight Monday through Friday radiation in September and decided to start that process the Monday after Sukkos as I was hospitalized again after my wife took a look at me and took my blood pressure only five days after my Lakewood prostate surgery.
By Mendi Glik
A maestro must not only be familiar with the nusach and the text of the tefillah, but deeply understand the prayers.
The edition itself is of considerable importance. R. Yosef Karo's Shulchan Aruch had rapidly become the foundational halachic code, while the Rema's Hagahot transformed it into the practical code of Ashkenazic Jewry by recording the customs and rulings of the communities of Europe.
The overall approach was very relatable and lucid, and also very exciting: seven barren women, seven approaches to unlocking and unblocking prayer.
Zahava’s private, locked-up grief and frustration seemed to keep her from reaching out to her sisters, who might have provided support.
October 30, 2026 
