יום ראשון, כ״ד אלול תשפ״וSunday, September 6, 2026
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Chaplain Winkler along with the other OJCB chaplains work tirelessly on a daily basis to ensure that all of the Jewish prisoners religious needs are met.
By Sandy Eller
“I work around the Jewish calendar, always trying to think of creative spins,” noted Chani.
“Without a high school diploma, you couldn’t work as a garbage collector in New York City; you couldn’t join the Air Force. Yet a quarter of our kids still walked out of high school and never came back.” – Amanda Ridley
My mother-in-law is totally devoted to her daughters and their children. Her sons’ children on the other hand are treated like second-class citizens.
By Sandy Eller
“You don’t just choose a school, you choose a community,” said Erik Kessler, director of admissions, communications and human resources at The Moriah School.
By dvora
The Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews is designed to tell the whole thousand-year story of the Jews in Poland.
This past summer was a powerful one for the Jewish people. I will always remember where I was on June 12th when I found out that Gilad, Eyal and Naftali were kidnapped. I will always remember the look on my sister’s face on June 30th when she told me that they were found. I will […]
Avromi often put other people’s interests before his own: he would not defend people whom he believed were guilty (even if they were willing to pay him a lot of money).
The environment of the “Gymnasia” inspired Chavka to join the Zydowska Organizacja Bojowa, (ZOB), the Jewish Fighting Organization, and volunteer for a most precarious, critical task.
The Presbyterian Church USA voted to divest from three companies that do business with Israel.
How can I help my wife learn to say "no," and understand that her first priority must be her husband and family?
My eyes skimmed an article on page 1A. I was flabbergasted. I read the title again. Could it be? It had good news for the Miami Jewish community.
Students in early childhood, elementary, and middle school were treated to an array of hands-on projects to create sukkah decorations such as wind chimes, velvet posters, sand art, paper chains, and more.
Each student received a brachah and a handshake.
It is important for a therapist to focus on a person's strengths as a way of overcoming his or her difficulties.
Sadly, there are mothers who, due to severe depression are unable or unwilling to prepare nourishing food for their children.
Michal had never been away from home. And now, she was going so far away, for so long – an entire year!
Though if you do have a schach mat, you’ll realize that it cannot actually support the weight of the water.
Social disabilities occur at many levels, but experts identify three different areas of learning and behavior that are most common for children who struggle to create lasting social connections.
By Yaffa Ganz
Sukkot is an eternal time of joy, and if we are worthy, of plenty.
Two of our brothers, Jonathan Pollard and Alan Gross, sit in the pit of captivity. We have a mandate to see that they are freed.
Chabad of South Broward has 15 Chabad Houses in ten cities.
Victor Center works in partnership with healthcare professionals, clergy, and the community to sponsor education programs and college campus out reach.
So just in case you're stuck in the house this Chol HaMoed – because there's a new baby or because someone has a cold – not because of anything worse, here are six ideas for family fun at home.
We are told that someone who says that God's mercy extends to a bird's nest should be silenced.
By Rhona Lewis
Our harps have 22 strings. This gives musicians a wide musical range and yet stays within Biblical parameters.
In 1914 Mayer became the first Jewish pitcher to win 20 games in a big league season, posting a 21-9 record with a superb earned run average of 2.58.
By Nina Safar
To avoid the hostess panic, keep your menu to a minimum, consisting mostly of tried and true recipes that you are familiar with while adding a few new dishes to the mix to keep it exciting.
Give your sukkah an aura of polished grace with one of these breathtaking chandeliers!
By Sandy Eller
The idea of breathing new life into something you already own, using leftover bits and pieces as springboards for future projects, is probably a tendency to which I am genetically inclined
I went to camp for many years. We cleaned our own bunks and did not have air conditioning.
Over 350 people celebrated the engagement of Fire Commissioner Andrew Friedman and his fiancé, Chanie Herskovic, at their Hancock Park home Sunday.
Why is it so important to report a hate crime or hate incident?
Practically to his last days the patriarchal founder was at his office almost daily and took an active interest in all matters connected with the business.
By Ben Sales
“You want to know what this wine looked like, which wine King David drank, white or red.... We can see if it’s red or white, strong or weak.”
I should be pursuing plateaus of pure and holy, but I’m busy delving and developing palatable palates instead.
Brown argues that this wholehearted living must extend into our parenting.
If we truly honor the other participants in a conversation, we can support, empathize with, and even celebrate their feelings.
I witnessed the true strength of Am Yisrael during those few days.
By Libi Astaire
"There are no people on earth as foolish as you who deny the Living God."
She writes intuitively, freely, and only afterwards understands the meaning of what she has written.
By Sandy Eller
“I knew it was a great idea, a win-win situation for everyone,” said Burstein.
Not knowing any better, I assumed that Molly and her mother must be voracious readers.
"I would really love my mother-in-law ...if she weren't my mother-in-law."
For each weekly reading, Rabbi Grysman begins with a synopsis of the Torah portion, followed by a focus on a major issue.
It’s Rosh Hashanah. A new year. Time for a fresh start. Time for a new slate. Time for change.
Governor Rick Scott visited North Miami Beach/Aventura on the morning of Wednesday, September 17.
While the cost per student is higher than mainstream schools, Metzuyan Academy ESE is a priceless educational opportunity for children with special needs in South Florida.
Challah-pa-looza helped get the community ready and excited about the upcoming Jewish New Year.
Miami businessman and philanthropist Eli Nash had many in tears as he shared his story of the horrific abuse he suffered from age 8 to 11.
In 1943, Jewish Agency officials recruited her to join a clandestine military project whose ultimate purpose was to offer aid to beleaguered European Jewry.
By dvora
As optimistic as Menachem Rosenberg is – and he said he is going to Uman – he’s sure that this year, most of the travelers will not tour other religious sites or places in Ukraine.
Three sets of three-day Yomim Tovim can seem overwhelming - especially when we are trying to stay healthy.
Is a missed opportunity to do a mitzvah considered a sin?
By Rayzel Reich
The sounds and scents of the kitchen are cozy, familiar, but loud in the silence.
By Pnina Baim
Everyone has a weakness. For some people it is the inability to walk past a sales rack without dropping a few hundred dollars. For others, it’s the inability to keep their house organized.
Not enjoying saying no, I often succumbed to requests viewing them as demands I couldn't refuse.
By Libi Astaire
His entire life was dedicated to Torah and he became a pivotal figure in the transmittal of the Oral Torah to the next generation.
By Rhona Lewis
When you don't have anyone else to turn to... that's when you're tied to Hashem the closest.
By Sandy Eller
While we all go to restaurants for a good meal, it is dessert, that final taste that lingers in your mouth, that is the crown jewel of any dining experience and Six Thirteen’s offerings did not disappoint.
By Yaffa Ganz
Today, fifty years and six million (!) people later, Israel is truly a different world.
By Ann Goldberg
There will always be items that don’t freeze well – salads and some rice- or potato-based dishes – so you need to leave time to prepare or cook them closer to Yom Tov and ensure there is enough room in the refrigerator to store them.
By Rhona Lewis
In Uzbekistan, in the early twentieth century, it was the women who wore the pants.
This is an important one in raising a mentsch (and maybe even in marrying off a mentsch! listening skills are on the top of the list when I do shidduch coaching).
This Holy Day comes once a year With prayers and begging and pleading and tears,
While multitasking is not ideal, it is often necessary and unavoidable.
Maybe now that your kids are back in school, you should start cleaning for Pesach.
By Libi Astaire
The interpreter was expected to be a talmid chacham himself and be able to also offer explanations and clarifications to the students.
By Sandy Eller
"When Frank does something he does it well and you don't have to worry about dotting the i's or crossing the t's."
“On Sunday I was at the Kotel with the battalion and we said a prayer of thanks. In Gaza there were so many moments of death that I had to thank God that I'm alive. Only then did I realize how frightening it had been there.”
Neglect, indifference or criticism can break a person's neshama.
It’s fair to say that we all know or have someone in our family who is divorced.
The assumption of a shared kinship is based on being part of the human race. Life is so much easier to figure out when everyone thinks the same way.
Various other learning opportunities will be offered to the community throughout the year.
The new group will also deliver kosher food to Jewish residents in non-kosher facilities, as well as to kosher facilities where the food is not up to par.
The Honey Bee workshop delighted the children and all others who attended the event.
By Irwin Cohen
Many former baseball players who left us with happy memories also passed away in the past year.
By Sandy Eller
Scan those sale circulars either online or when they show up at your doorstep, check out the sale items and plan your menus accordingly.
By Libi Astaire
"Rabi, if I make the flames hotter and remove the wool sponges from your heart, will you bring me to the World to Come?"
By Ron Ansel
Make sure that you know what the policies are and that you adhere to them scrupulously.
I recently met a wonderful woman who writes poetry. With her permission, I am sharing a poem she wrote about time.
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