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Parshas Shemos–The Making of Greatness

By: Rabbi Osher Jungreis In this parsha, we meet the greatest man who ever walked on planet earth, the man who actually spoke to G-d...

Monsey Rabbi Makes History in Albany; Delivers Invocation at State of the State Address

By: Fern Sidman History was made on Wednesday in the Empire State when a Chassidic rabbi, whose home was the target of an anti-Semitic attack...

Insights Into Tu B’Shevat – Holy Eating

By: Sarah Schneider Run a search on food and Jewish culture on Google and you will get about 2,380,000 results, including one which starts with...

Reflections on the 13th Global Siyum HaShas of Daf Yomi

By: Fern Sidman Close to 100,000 members of the Jewish faith gathered on Wednesday afternoon at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey for the...

Parshas Vayechi–“No Two Snowflakes Are Alike”

By: Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb I live on the eastern seaboard of the United States, which, at the time of writing this particular piece, had...

Parshas Vayechi – Parsha of Blessing

By: Rabbi: Osher Jungreis We have a teaching that everything that happened to our forefathers is a sign to the children. So when we study...

Parshas Vayigash–“Reconciliation”

By: Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb I have known more than my share of families that are torn by discord. I think most of us,...

Parshas Vayigash – Yosef’s Faith, Yaakov’s Reward

By: Shlomo Katz The Midrash Rabbah comments on the verse (45:28), “Yisrael said, ‘How great! My son Yosef still lives!’”– Yaakov said, “How great is the strength...

The Plague of Anti-Semitism: What We Can Do About It

By: Rabbi Avi Shafran The well-known British doctor and pundit Jonathan Miller, who died last month, felt he had the solution to anti-Semitism. He was quoted...

Tevet: Lost in Translation

Changes took place in the Hebrew month of Tevet that have cast a shadow throughout the course of Jewish history. By: Tzipporah Heller On the eighth...

Parshas Miketz – The Art of Forgiveness

By: Rabbi Osher Jungreis In this week`s parsha we read the dramatic story of Joseph who is now Viceroy of Egypt meeting his brethren after...

Parshas Miketz & Chanukah–From Darkness to Light

By: Rabbi Kenneth Auman The Medrash Rabba at the beginning of Parshat Miketz, the parsha that is read on Shabbat Chanukah this year (and in...

Laws of Lighting the Hanukkah Menorah Away from Home

In-depth laws of the menorah for travelers and guests By: Rabbi Elozor Barclay & Rabbi Yitzchok Jaeger Must one light the menorah at home? The mitzvah...

Parshas Vayeishev – In Command

By Rabbi Raymond Beyda "...They raised their eyes and they saw, behold! — A caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, their camels bearing spices,...

Parshas Vayeishev–Of Grapes and Pastries

By Rabbi Naftali Reich Joseph knew he might never have another chance to get out of the dank Egyptian dungeon in which he had languished...

Down With Chanukah?? – From the Writings of Rabbi Meir Kahane, z’tkl

By: Rabbi Meir Kahane, ztk’l (The following article was written on December 15, 1972) If I were a Reform rabbi; if I were a leader of...

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