The First Jew
It was a time of great prosperity for the Jewish people. The Jewish people had achieved significant roles in the government. Mordechai…
Electricity on Shabbat
The laws of Shabbat are many and complex. There are 39 general categories of forbidden activities, and one of them is mentioned…
ashreinu
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In this week’s parsha, Vayakhel, we read of the completion of the construction of the Tabernacle, known in Hebrew as the Mishkan. …
Musical Melave Malka
Featuring Live Music by David J. Steiner. Click here to RSVP.
Ashkefardic Shabbat
True Leaders
Who are the leaders of today? Are they the sports figures whose images adorn the bedrooms of adolescent boys? Movie stars? Politicians? …
Nachum of Gamzu & the Ark
BS”D Nahum of Gam Zu lived at the end of the Second Temple period. He was a righteous man who led a…
To Live By Them
When my wife was pregnant with our first child, I was studying in a yeshiva in Morristown, New Jersey. It just so…
Warm Or Cold Synagogue?
I recently had an interesting discussion with someone about different types of synagogues. I’m not referring to the different denominations, but rather,…
