25 Jun Chillul HaShem Alert!
As summer approaches there is an annual migration to our favorite vacation spots. In the tristate area, over a half million people make the annual pilgrimage to the Catskills summer...
Shabbos Times for Mar 14, 2025 | 14 Adar, 5785 | Parshas Ki Sisa | Candle Lighting Time: 6:43 PM | Havdalah (72 min): 8:13 PM
19 Jun What’s On Your Mind
Everyday, at the end of Shemone Esrei, we part from Hashem with the request, “Yehi ratzon milfonecha, Hashem Elokeinu, she’yibonei Beis HaMikdash bimheira biyomeinu – May it be Your will...
11 Jun A Secret to Succeed at Torah
As we are now just seeing Shavuos in our rearview mirror, some of us might be wondering why our Torah learning isn’t getting you anywhere. Why is it, perhaps, that...
05 Jun The Uniqueness of Torah
As the yomtov of Shavuos is upon us, we celebrate that which we say daily in the blessings on the Torah. “Asher bochar bonu mikol ha’amim, v’nosan lanu es Toraso,”...
04 Jun How Should Shavuos Impact Us?
Well, another Shavuos is already upon us. With pleasant thoughts of sweet blintzes and scented flowers, Shavuos 5769 is almost here! But, it is imperative for the thinking Jew to...
28 May Changing the Dynamic in the War Against the Yeitzer Hara
One of the major goals of life is to achieve many victories against the Yeitzer Hara, the Evil Inclination. The thinking Jew knows that one of his or her greatest...
21 May Some Sefira Lessons
As we engage in the seasonal mitzvah of counting the sefira, and observe the national period of mourning for the tragic deaths of the 24,000 disciples of Rabbi Akiva, we...
14 May The Mysterious Death of Rabbi Akiva’s Disciples (Part 2)
How is it possible for a mortal human being to cling to Hashem? The Rambam answers that by cleaving to talmidei chochomim, you are fulfilling this posuk. Why is that?...
07 May The Mysterious Death of Rabbi Akiva’s Disciples
Now that we are in the midst of the days of sefira, we are very much involved in practicing what it says is the Shulchan Aruch. One should not shave,...
30 Apr Using Our Heads in Shul
Here, on the eastern coast, spring finally seems to be here. It looks nearly certain that we won’t see snowplows until next year and, as the plants start to bloom...