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By Roni
Silberstein’s target audience is not easily defined, mainly because his style is fluid.
R. Bakst raised funds for the yeshiva in Cleveland, OH, and its environs, and this letter, requesting assistance, describes the sorry financial state of the yeshiva.
While I do agree that the wife and husband should appreciate each other, and constantly praise and validate each other, perhaps it is also unwise to share this praise with their parents.
Continuously texting others while spending time with friends or family is generally considered rude.
Perhaps, we are getting closer to the other side and you can’t help but envision a guest-filled wedding day in the location you have always wanted.
I was with my daughter visiting the Natural History Museum in Boston, and we saw all these beautifully cut, crystalized stones. I was so drawn to them, the gradient of colors, and the workings of the stones on the inside
The national interest in chess grew even greater when over a million Russians, for whom chess was the national pastime, made aliyah when the Iron Curtain opened in the 1990s.
By Louis P Welz
A recent article posted on a Brooklyn-based online news outlet concerning City Council Member Dr. Mathieu Eugene’s allocation of discretionary funding was disturbingly selective – both in understating the diversity that characterizes the 40th City Council District and in failing to acknowledge the widely inclusive array of individuals and families helped by agencies such as […]
Though you might not like to admit it – there is a chance that your child’s stubbornness is genetic.
You have taken the time to learn, to grow, and to make positive inroads in your life. You feel transformed and that makes you want to shed your past and what is represented. Yet, you are still you.
After a significant event, my family went through a very challenging time. Despite it all, my father remained strong and resilient in the face of adversity.
We all remember as children waiting to spin our gragger or stomp our feet when the name of Haman was mentioned during the megillah reading.
The Purim Edition 2021
Unlike carnivals in other countries, which were known for their licentiousness and violence, the Adloyadas were characterized by proper behavior.
One of the book’s most creative and powerful essays discusses the so-called “IKEA effect,” which asserts that people value things in accordance with the amount of effort they put into getting or building them.
Creating schedules and setting timers can help those with ADHD harness their natural energy and direct it towards their passion.
One question is about Marie Kondo’s cleaning philosophy... Does the animism that underlies Kondo’s philosophy invalidate her overall method?
It is time to move on. What he hopes for or wants at this point is not your concern and only time will tell for him.
By Nina Adler
Jenna’s writing is honest, raw, and moving. She describes the struggle to adapt to a new way of life for her and for her family.
By Chaim Lax
Dr. Rutland does a fantastic job at using Liebler's life story as a springboard to introduce the reader to the dynamics of the Australian Jewish community in the latter half of the 20th century.
My nutritionist has taught me this invaluable lesson and for the first time in my life, I am not on a diet, but rather I am living a healthy, balanced lifestyle that includes all food groups.
After his passing, the library changed hands a few times but was eventually cataloged in Koheleth David and subsequently purchased by the Bodleian Library in Oxford in 1829.
Some researchers postulated that stimulating olfactory nerves should help stimulate a patient’s memory. (Stimulating the sense of smell is also known to help people regain consciousness after brain injuries.)
Mr. Weinstein responded, “I know, but whatever G-d tells me to do, I do the exact opposite.”
Even after the El Al Shabbat law was passed, Lod Airport (later Ben-Gurion Airport) continued operations, and charedim and religious groups were concerned that Jewish workers were being forced to work at the airport on Shabbat.
Well, Nachi, if you don’t know how to put your shoes on, then we won’t be able to go to your friend’s birthday party. We can’t go outside without shoes on.
As a consequence of these negative thought processes, opportunities to achieve one’s goals are flitted away, having never been given a chance to develop.
Orthodoxy in America at the time was in a dismal state, and R. Jacob Joseph's courageous attempts to raise the standards of the kosher meat industry faced fierce opposition.
When we dress up for our date, we are conveying our care and interest in the outcome.
Comparing yourself to others is a very dangerous thing. It never helps you feel better and often is based on false premises.
If not for the attention-grabbing Torah shields, I think the star of this sale would have been the most magnificent Esther scroll case for Purim I have ever seen.
After a lengthy trial, the ship was ordered returned to its owner, and it sailed back to Italy. In an act of revenge, the Irgun blew up the British radar station on Mount Carmel.
Girls use relationships to bully each other. This starts as early as preschool, when a girl realizes the supremacy of “I won’t be your friend anymore.”
Why would someone want to marry me? Why would they take their chances with a girl who has all this baggage when there are so many others around who are more eligible?
You are certainly no dummy. Clever is the name of your game. Reaching out for help is always the right thing to do.
A bookplate on the free-end of a copy I just acquired states that it was donated by the kollel to the Beit Medrash in the Windsheim, Germany, D.P. Camp.
He was fluent in 10 languages and had a broad knowledge of medicine, mathematics, and astronomy.
He steered refugees to interviewers, found hiding places, delivered messages, and made deals with Marseille gangsters, but perhaps his most interesting contribution was marrying six different Jewish refugees so they could obtain American visas.
Chaim (not his real name), a frum addict in recovery, told The Jewish Press that he'd probably be dead were it not for Rabbi Twerski.
He wouldn't lean back on a chair so as not to enjoy the comforts of this world.
Using your successful relationship with your parents as a guide, you will be better equipped to maintain long-term relationships in the future.
By dvora
Edith Pollak would go on to work 14 hours a day reading notes from survivors and gathering information for files needed to reclaim their stolen funds, such as age, town, and the concentration camp and ghettos where they were imprisoned.
My grandfather loved to show me all his books and would ask me if I was learning as well. He would always tell me a story from the Gemara, and his face would light up as he would tell it.
What did she have children for if not to personally and lovingly raise her precious jewels?
You are two individuals, and having varied interests should not only be expected, but can be encouraged.
To describe Rabbi Henkin by that singular – albeit incredible – accomplishment of advanced Torah study for women would be incomplete, to say the least.
The Jewish People and the State of Israel lost a true giant this week with the passing of Moshe “Moshko” Moskowitz Z”L, who died at the age of 96.
The rest of his work remained in manuscript form, part of which is currently in the possession of the National Library of Israel.
Last year, Goldfarb rushed down the eastern seaboard to Elmhurst Hospital in New York to assist overwhelmed staff with treating coronavirus patients.
In a move contrary to his own political interests – he hoped to win the 1940 Republican presidential nomination, and most Republicans were anti-immigration – Hoover fought hard for increasing American immigration quotas for Jewish refugees.
By Eve Glover
People who saved strangers are called ‘The Righteous Among the Nations’ because we have to understand that not only did they risk their own lives, but they risked the lives of their entire family.
It’s sometimes easier for me to pray mindlessly from a Tehillim than to search deep within myself…and cry out with heartfelt words.
One of my Jewish doctors explained to me that the bark of the willow tree was used as a pain reliever. This got me thinking that even an aravah can have a good influence.
If one can’t watch the simcha live, there is the option to view it in its entirety at a more convenient time.
Out of nowhere, Ruti would feel herself growing annoyed without even understanding why she was upset.
It is always a blessing to find someone that you connect with. But in the often-complicated world of shidduchim, your psyche has thrown a wrench at your potential future together.
As Persian Jews lacked much of a printing press of its own, Morocco became the only country that still had an active Hebrew press that was not under an Iranian trade embargo.
One important thing I have learned through making my own mistakes was to not approach single individuals at simchas or coming out of shul.
One of the biggest consequences of this trend is the freedom it provides employees – and companies – to move to different locations. And both employees and companies have taken advantage of it.
Peace doesn’t belong to one party or one religion, says Rabbi Lightstone. It belongs to mankind. But, we live in a region where talk is cheap and action is respected.
By Baruch Lytle
Why don’t we open this up so we can help more people? Because the evidence was pretty clear. This is not like ordering from Amazon. This is way harder.
Bet-Zuri and Hakim did use their trial as a means to draw international attention to British atrocities and malfeasance in Eretz Yisrael and to advocate for the justice of a Jewish state...
For the sake of peace, we are trying to be silent, and peace is very important. But I fear that is not the way you would want us to be.
By Israel Hayom
Granit’s Paris eatery, Shabour, opened a year and a half ago and immediately became a hit with both customers and critics.
There's something uniquely appropriate about opening a new restaurant in the middle of a lockdown and then calling it Prohibition Pickle
One of the themes prevalent in Jewish ethics is to judge others favorably even when their behavior seems to indicate otherwise.
Helping divorced couples remarry may seem unorthodox, but I have actually been involved in such cases and have, with siyatta d'Shmaya, helped divorced couples, who wanted to reconcile, remarry each other successfully.
Second guessing your decision when it comes to shidduchim is so difficult where clarity is the greatest gift you can ask for.
I love art and I love creating. I created my own graphic design business and was working locally, doing ads, flyers and bar mitzvah logos.
A traditional prayer used by many doctors and pharmacists to this day is attributed to the Rambam and attests to his devotion to his patients.
With interest in Jewish day schools reaching record-breaking highs, outreach organizations like Oorah and CHAZAQ are stepping up to help parents capitalize on the trend.
By Eve Glover
The world is divided today between “those who see Israel as a G-d promised land, and those who see Israel as an embarrassment, if not a disaster,” he said.
Even though there is competition over recruiting students, there is no competition about making life good for the students, and that has been the same way for years; we share information. There are no secrets here, no intellectual property.
Israel’s birth in the ashes of the Holocaust was still uppermost in the minds of most Israelis and, although the phrase “never again” had not yet been coined, that idea was central to the Israeli ethos.
Pay attention to what your daughter is learning in school. Are women represented? See if there is a way to incorporate more positive role models.
It takes a certain sensitivity to do marital therapy. The therapist should try to put themselves in the client’s shoes and try to be careful not to open up issues that the couple will have to live with later and not have the tools to deal with.
By Roni
Levine attributes the success of the song to the optimistic and hopeful message it carries.
Indeed your chanukiah has been in your husband’s family a long time – quite likely well over 100 years.
TouchPoint takes the data from Tempo and displays it in an easy-to-understand manner, thereby alerting caregivers about concerning trends so they can address them before they develop into real issues.
It can be hard to adjust and pivot in order to arrange a date, especially with someone who lives out of state.
You should know, my beloved children, that our journey to the Holy City of Jerusalem was very difficult. It was a test like the binding of the Patriarch Isaac, as written in the Torah, ‘Go forth from your native land...
Deep down, we are all worried first and foremost about ourselves. But when we worry about ourselves, we've forgotten why we're here.
Rembrandt’s close relationships with the Jews of Amsterdam and his enduring pro-Jewish legacy caused no small problem for the Third Reich, particularly Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels.
Just this past week two families related that they had been contemplating the purchase of a medical alert device but had pushed off the process... until one of their family members fell at home and spent the entire night on the floor alone, unable to call for help.
Your letter was difficult to read. I hear your frustration so clearly in every word you wrote and how baffled you are by something that seems so clear to you.
September 25, 2026 
