יום שלישי, ד׳ תשרי תשפ״זTuesday, September 15, 2026
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The Swimathon reflects the vision of Sadnat Shiluv: personal empowerment, inclusion for all and giving to society. Vivienne Glaser, the superheroine behind the swim likes to say: “Never decide for someone else what their limitation is. If you empower someone, they will go way beyond their expectations.”
Even the title of Catch-22 has a conspicuously Jewish angle: it was originally written as Catch-18 because the number 18 (“chai,” or “life”), which has special meaning in Judaism, was relevant to early drafts of the novel, which had a greater and clearer Jewish emphasis.
We can all use the science of likability to master charisma, attract friends, and cultivate people.
By Rena Reiser and Elisheva Blumberg
Jillian, we’ve got news for you: Exercise should not make you want to die.
Ever since those first pioneers expressed their yearning for the Land, many other remarkable women have pioneered pathways to Zion and helped ensure our future inheritance in it.
I daven that all of our children should have a true relationship with Hashem.
Best known for his technical mastery and emotional playing, Yehudi Menuhin (1916-1999) was one of the 20th century’s most distinguished violinists (as well as one of the wealthiest – in the late 1920s he was the highest paid musician in the world). He was also an eminent conductor, an organizer of music festivals, a utopian […]
By Sandy Eller
We now know that we have a captive audience who is listening and we have to drive that listening into action.
What might be making your daughter so quiet in the classroom? It is possible that your daughter suffers from selective mutism.
By Sandy Eller
Everyone was relieved when the first shipment of new and improved Shpielmans was delivered in time for Chanukah 2016 and sold under the Glatt Play brand.
By Sandy Eller
For those of you who have never cooked in a pressure cooker, it helps to back up a little and understand why they work as well as they do.
By Pnina Baim
It’s interesting how small things change our perspective. Shabbos is always 25 hours, but with a longer afternoon, we call it a long Shabbos.
Today I’ll be sharing some fun options in all price ranges in case you’re looking to refresh your spring wardrobe (or maybe you just want some eye candy for a few minutes).
Pesach should be a wonderful time for families to share, a time of bonding and memory-creating.
By Lana Melman
Not all artists are taken hostage by the BDS movement
The elections to the Constituent Assembly, which twice had to be canceled, were eventually held on January 25, 1949, with an impressive 87 percent of eligible voters going to the polls.
Keep in mind that isolated symptoms are not an indication of dyslexia. Rather, it is only manifest when three or four symptoms consistently appear as a part of a pattern.
Out of cornflakes? Use rice krispies. Out of rice krispies? Use crushed saltine crackers. Use your own imagination because almost anything will work.
Rather than being paralyzed by bereavement, she has devoted her life to lifting the spirit of others.
By Yaffa Ganz
There are more yeshivot and students learning Torah here than in the rest of the world combined.
Internal bullying is a private version of lashon harah.
Weizmann’s role as a founding father of the State of Israel is well known; less known is his role as a scientist – specifically as a pioneering biochemist.
By Irwin Cohen
The rivalry between fans of the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees will heat up as the season progresses.
In reality, separation anxiety can manifest itself at almost any age during childhood, especially during times of stress.
Yeshiva Rabbi Jacob Joseph became the model on which other American yeshivas – such as Chaim Berlin and Torah Vodaath – based their curricula.
This conduct is even part of the normal development of toddlers and early adolescents.
Finding a therapist is like finding a shidduch.
He points out that medieval Ashkenazic authorities never saw an olive. Olives do not grow that far north; they only grow in the Mediterranean region.
By Sandy Eller
Not that I am in any way trying to rush Pesach out the door, but once it is time to get back to reality, it makes sense to streamline the turnover as much as possible.
The Rav maintained that analyzing the Torah with the lenses of a secular academician was meaningless since the Torah has its own system and logos and only using that system and logos can yield proper understanding.
“In the past many people ate gebrokts,” he told The Jewish Press. “It is only since Judaism has become chassidized that one sees an emphasis on not eating gebrokts.”
While Rabbi Dalfin is himself a Lubavitcher, he admirably attempts to be evenhanded and to allow the facts to speak for themselves.
By Ben Rothke
Nechama was a dedicated and tireless teacher who spent decades creating and disseminating her gilyanot (worksheets).
My grandfather was unlike any other grandparent I have ever encountered. The minute he saw me, he would engulf me in a giant bear hug and squeeze until my grandmother scolded him to let me go.
It is difficult to pin down who created the first Braille Haggadah and when.
On the way to Israel? Have a long stopover in Europe? Are you wondering what to see so you can get a feel for the place?
It’s hard for parents to identify when their child is acting as a bully if they are not present for the behavior.
By Sandy Eller
Lucky for you, I have three gorgeous cookbooks sitting on my desk, chock full of great Pesach ideas that will turn you into a kitchen hero and will have everyone licking their plates.
Rav Ashkenazi knew that the Shanghai community needed rabbinic guidance, so he changes his plans.
By Alan Zeitlin
If you’re hearing this is when you’re driving and someone cuts you off, you’ll be able to breathe easy.
Her buried records have never been retrieved but it is strongly believed that her efforts prevailed and that those who were rescued by her survived the Holocaust.
By Shaindy Perl
With raw candor and authenticity, Bracha shares her painful struggles, as she seeks to understand the meaning of life and the inconsistencies of the feminist movement that she supports.
The single devastating element that unified his patient clientele was that they had all been diagnosed with some form of pediatric cancer.
I have started wondering – which fears are normal and which are not? Is there a way to alleviate irrational fears?
By Pnina Baim
My husband enjoys cooking when he is home and my kids have been cooking and baking since the age of four.
Pesach is also rapidly approaching and you might want to add some fresh pieces to your closet.
The Jewish Press decided to join math lovers the world over in celebrating Pi Day, observed every year since 1988 on March 14.
Right now, I am at a loss. How can I help Leah be more comfortable and set those around her at ease? Otherwise, I’m worried that she will miss out on meeting her bashert!
When I first encountered the idea of omitting pictures of women, I could, grudgingly, understand the logic.
I have a few friends who I believe are literally pushing their bashert away for ridiculous reasons.
By Duvi Honig
Over three dozen exhibitors showcased their business and/or services.
By Irwin Cohen
Those of us who winter in the Orthodox enclave of Century Village in West Palm Beach are lucky to be so close to Florida's finest baseball facility, which boasts many stars and superstars.
Jacob Baal-Teshuva, an authority on Marc Chagall and one of the most distinguished international editors, appraisers, and critics of modern and contemporary art, served as the editor of The Mission of Israel, a collection of essays on the importance and centrality of the Jewish state. In this April 19, 1961 response to Baal-Teshuva’s solicitation of […]
In other words, by allowing your children to experience disappointment, you are teaching them how to cope with frustration in the future.
By Yaffa Ganz
My vintage black design still elicited wows and universal admiration. This time around, it was a perfect bubby dress, a smashing success.
By Sandy Eller
First and foremost, it is helpful to know what you are allergic to so that you can check the pollen counts daily and try to limit your outdoor activity on days that are going to be particularly bad.
I know that in the great scheme of things, these irritants are minor, but they do tend to add up.
At the time of her first appearance, Rachel was already enveloped in a premonition of tragedy. Chazal interpret the seemingly joyous first meeting between Yaakov and Rachel as a pre-enactment of Rachel’s tragic end.
By B. Gordon
Empathy, humor, and imagination are the magical threads that bridge the gaps wrought by age, culture, experience, and pain and foster connections between clown and patient.
By Elliott Katz
The Talmud teaches that all Israel are responsible for one another. Risa writes that the terrorists attacked Chaim with a knife to his head because he was a Jew -- therefore the Jewish people had to take special care of him.
By Ben Rothke
The Rav astutely notes that the story of Esther tells us in the most lively, realistic fashion, with a tinge of refined yet biting sarcasm, about paradoxical, absurd events, which are both tragic and comical at the same time.
One thinks of family as an all-embracing sanctuary – a safe haven and a refuge from the outside world. But this is rarely the case.
Ben Zion held the Malach in high regard and the feeling was reciprocated. “I never met a man whose views are closer to mine,” the Malach is reported to have said.
By Rena Reiser and Elisheva Blumberg
When we turn to cream and sugar during those emotionally-laden moments, we are acting not only from impulse, but from rational self-preservation; eating as a coping mechanism helps us.
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