By: Shmuel Reichman We all want good and thoughtful ideas to share at the Seder. This collection of short and deep insights for the Seder are...
Agudath Israel of America is deeply concerned about the recent outbreak of measles and the threat it poses to communities around the country. For that reason,...
The Rabbinical Alliance of America – Igud HaRabonim, representing nearly one thousand Orthodox rabbis serving throughout the United States – emphatically censures any attempts to recognize...
How can we identify with the Jewish slaves today? “In every generation each individual is bound to regard himself as if he had gone personally forth...
WHAT DOES OU-P MEAN? The OU-P symbol means that the OU has certified a product bearing that label as Kosher for Passover. To receive such a...
Do you ever wonder what people really think about you? Whether they think you’re brilliant, caring, and fun; or lazy, self-centered, and boring? The truth is,...
On Sunday, April 7, 2019, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Serebryanski, Rabbi of Congregation Beth Tikvah of Canarsie opened his Synagogue and hosted the Rabbinical Alliance of America/Igud...
Among the last Chassidic Rebbes born in pre-war Europe, the passing of the Skulener Rebbe at the age of 95 on Monday afternoon draws ever closer...
In this week’s Parsha we are told many details relating to one who was suffering from a physical/spiritual ill called tzoraas. (If you can say “pizza”,...
One of the mitzvot in this week’s parashah is Brit Milah / circumcision. In the additional Harachaman prayers recited in Birkat Hamazon following a circumcision, we...
The Secret to Genuine Growth Why Does Inspiration Fade? Have you ever noticed that everything worthwhile in life seems to fade? The energy of youth fades...
It was a brief but powerful lesson, and I learned it from a recovering drug addict. He was telling his story to an audience of rabbis...
On the very day that the dedication of the Temple took place, Nadav and Avihu, the two noble sons of Aaron the High Priest, suddenly perished....
On the Sunday before Purim, over 80 rabbis met in the White Shul in Far Rockaway to discuss the important services provided by the Rabbinical Alliance...
This past week, Parshas Vayikra, was the annual Shabbos of Chizuk in the Queens community in which HoRav Yerucham Olshin, Rosh Yeshiva of Bais Medrash Gavoha...
This morning, over a bowl of warmish oatmeal, I read that Moishe’s Bakery on Second Avenue, the last distinctly Jewish storefront on what had once been...
