יום שבת, ח׳ תשרי תשפ״זSaturday, September 19, 2026
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By Sandy Eller
We are living in a society where the bar gets raised higher and higher every year, and where today's splurge becomes tomorrow's necessity.
What happens if the stressor is not a lion? What happens if the stressor is a really rude boss?
The court ultimately overturned the lower court's decision, and he was declared fit and released.
By Carol Elias
We met very special people as we navigated this quest for history.
By Yaffa Ganz
I hope and pray that a strong, united Right will emerge and things will move forward.
She would not focus on what she didn't have, but on what she did have.
While even the most secure systems are vulnerable to hackers, there are a few things you can do to better protect yourself.
Unless your crystal ball works better than mine, no one can predict the future of any couple or knows what life may bring.
We don’t know what will happen in the year 2100, and it is impossible to predict the future. But of one thing you can be certain – that in the year 2100, Jewish women will be lighting Shabbos candles.
By Zev Golan
One Irgunist told me, “No matter what the subject, Segal always managed to bring it to the conclusion: ‘You have to fight for Eretz Yisrael.’”
By Judy Waldman
Rabbi Fromowitz founded Ahavas Torah Center in 2011 in a strip mall as part of the Las Vegas Kollel and assumed the role of the congregational rabbi.
If the thoughts that are keeping you awake are tasks you need to complete, write them down. This way, you know you won’t forget.
By Anita Kolat
A military base is adjacent to Elon Moreh. Residents feel very safe and allow their very young, unaccompanied children to run freely.
R. Nosson would write down his tefillot while praying, and tradition has it that the stains that appear on his handwritten leaves are those of tears he shed while praying.
Eating at a restaurant can be expensive, but by paying the bill you are showing the girl that while you know that she may be able to afford her own meal, you don’t want her to.
Many do not realize that the Chofetz Chaim's second rebbetzin, Rebbetzin Freida Kagan, died in the United States and is buried in Queens.
It occurred to me that the Israeli souvenir market needed to be thoroughly revamped, and that there’s room for more updated souvenirs besides archaic Judaica products...
By Baruch Lytle
“Our story cannot be told without also including the stories of the incredible rebirth of the Jewish people – and what is Boro Park, if not that?” said Shoshana Greenwald, director of collections at the museum.
As technology becomes more sophisticated, the need to ensure tech products meet certain ethical standards becomes vital.
Many of the Jewish prisoners, including most likely the author of our card, were members of the Underground who had been convicted for resisting Arab terrorism.
: Last installment discussed Moses Mendelssohn, questioning whether he was all that relevant to the modernization and secularization of a significant portion of European Jewry. While he was a noteworthy thinker and writer, it is likely that historians have bloated his influence. However, even if his ideology was not particularly impactful, his persona was. The […]
By Pnina Baim
Pick a day to start. We would love to begin on Motzaei Yom Kippur, but if your children are fasting, they might not be up to it, unless they drank coffee and are now all hyped up.
There is a huge selection, but you can search by dress length and sleeve length, depending on your modesty preference, so as not to overwhelm you.
The best way to not fall back into bad habits is to avoid those triggers to begin with.
In FY 2019, JCF distributed 23 percent of assets, well above the industry average.
If you happen to be traveling to another city and someone wants to set you up while you are there, go out on a date.
To prevent their books from being lost or stolen, owners would routinely write their name or an inscription in them.
The Pro and the Pro Max are faster than the models they are replacing and have a longer battery life.
In Rumkowski's infamous speech, "Give Me Your Children," he urged the Jews not to resist deporting 20,000 of their children to be exterminated.
Mom…a word I don’t normally utter. So much was embodied in those three letters.
It’s coming before we know it! I’m not worried, because I’ll use some of my favorite go-to dishes such as my succulent chicken with squash recipe.
I know that Elul, September, is not all black. There are many happy events that have taken place in our family during this month...
It’s very possible that you are disorganized because you simply have never tried to be organized.
The text of the prayer is riddled with grammatical irregularities and comprises odd mix of verses and pleas.
Administered property by doctors, marijuana could be a samah shel chaim [potion of life]. Freely used by people at large, it could well be a samah shel maves [potion of death].
By Deborah Katz
In the late 1930s, Bolivia’s president, German Busch, desperately sought ways to revitalize his country’s economy. Mauricio (Moritz) Hochschild – a Jewish business tycoon and a friend of the president – convinced Busch that Jewish refugees could be of help in this effort.
More than 350 teens participated through the auspices of COJO Flatbush.
It is disturbing that so many boys and girls continue to be careless with their casual chatter about the people they have dated.
Context needs to be taken into consideration as well. Some emojis have specific meanings in certain industries and no meaning in others.
All the kosher food on the Titanic was prepared in a small and crowded kosher kitchen located near the third-class kitchen on the F Deck of the ship.
By Noa Amouyal
Naale’s latest crop of students land in Israel to absorb everything the Jewish state has to offer
By Guest Author
From the aliyah of Soviet Jewry to the new anti-Semitism, Alan Dershowitz’s “Defending Israel: The Story of My Relationship with My Most Challenging Client” is almost a history of Zionism.
By Sandy Eller
For about 12 seconds, I contemplated selling them on eBay, but mailing liquids sounded like an adventure that could only have an unhappy ending.
If NVLD is misunderstood, these children can develop more serious emotional problems such as depression, anxiety, and phobias.
By Yaffa Ganz
We Jews have been coming to less-than-perfect tefillot for as long as synagogues have existed.
It’s important to be mindful of changes not just in yourself, but in the activities, habits and personality of family members and close friends.
With more urgency, people started coming over to take a peek inside the box. The more we “oohed and aahed,” the more people rushed to look.
By Irwin Cohen
Last month, I wrote about a 22-inning game in June 1962 between the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers that lasted seven hours and ended during the Ed Sullivan variety television program. Some New Yorkers e-mailed me afterwards to let me know they remember flipping channels to follow both the game and the star-studded 14th […]
These are just some of the many examples of how the retail landscape is rapidly evolving. But is it too little too late?
According to the headline, the funeral attracted 15,000 people, including hundreds of rabbanim and local government representatives.
By Deborah Katz
My father was an outstanding sportsman and in 1938 - after the Anschluss - a game of tennis saved his life.
Frankfurter was a lifelong committed Zionist, beginning with his association with Brandeis, who enlisted him into ZOA membership and a leadership position with the Parushim.
Jablon spoke of the inspiration he and his colleagues receive from watching the young workers blossom as they take on their various responsibilities.
By Judy Waldman
The shul is not only open to every Jew; it is accessible to every Jew.
Ask someone you trust to play the part of the interviewer. Then, spend time rehearsing questions and answers with that person.
The story of Israel's wine industry is in many ways a reflection of the modern-day rebirth of our nation in its homeland.
By Baruch Lytle
Some breakouts are smart, others are silly, but they all make for fun conversation and hopefully fond memories.
By Baruch Lytle
Thousands attended its religious services. Its members included Abraham Beame, New York’s first Jewish mayor, and the operatic tenor Richard Tucker served as the center's cantor for many years.
Perhaps they see your dating as an affront to your siblings, or they are worried that people might think that something is wrong with the older two if they focus on you.
Many of the provisions in these constitutions attempted to curtail assimilation or deter members from moving toward Reform.
Rosenberg and his family escaped Germany on January 23, 1940, thanks to an affidavit provided to them by a complete stranger from Texas.
Emotions were high as the olim walked off the plane at 6 a.m. where they were met with rousing cheers, shofar blasts, and an exuberant crowd of 1,400.
Not long ago, a small political party in Belgium also made a deepfake. It produced a video of President Trump encouraging Belgium to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord. The video was met with anger and outrage – except that it was a fake.
Some academics suggest that Washington's letter, which virtually all agree presents his most prominent pronouncement on religious toleration, was actually drafted by Thomas Jefferson.
COJO Flatbush CEO Louis Welz praised the Councilmember for his crucial role in obtaining the financial support necessary for the computer courses...
I always wanted to write an article on the history of the kosher wine evolution. It is fascinating that here we are in 5779/2019 and we have access to multitudes of kosher wines from the most famous wine regions in the world. We live in a time where Israeli wine has made tremendous strides and […]
Why had the Nazis left untouched this massive testimony to a people they were determined to eradicate?
Research shows that children can learn to say “please” and “thank you” from the age of eighteen months; however, true gratitude and appreciation takes time to grow and blossom.
"Gruninger paid a high price for the choice he made. In the struggle between his sense of duty as a police officer, and dedication to the concepts of humanity, the latter triumphed," states Yad Vashem.
This is not history to be relegated to the past and forgotten.
We all know about the Satmar Rebbe’s anti-Zionist stance, but there was much more to him than his anti-Zionism.
Noah tried to found a Jewish state at Grand Island in the Niagara River, to be called Ararat.
Now is the time for you to focus on what you have to offer to this world, to your community, and to a spouse.
It is also a cost-effective and commercially available solution that generates fresh, pure water directly from the atmosphere at prices that are up to 10 times cheaper than local filtered water.
In 1946, Lansky ordered his men to help bring Holocaust survivors to Eretz Yisrael and facilitate the establishment of the Jewish state.
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