In Search for a Successor. Miriam has died. So has Aaron. Hashem tells Moses that his turn is about to come. "Go up this mountain in the Abarim range and see the land I have given the Israelites. After...
We are now at the beginning of the period called Bein Hametzarim, known more commonly as the Three Weeks. As a nation, we mourn the destruction of our two holy...
This week, Anne Frank trended on Twitter, not because of her famous diary or because she was a victim of hate. I cannot believe I am actually writing these words,...
In Parashat Pinhas we read about the census that was taken shortly before Beneh Yisrael entered the Land of Israel. The Torah goes through all the tribes, listing the major families of each, and informs us of the tribe’s...
The time of the three weeks is a time when we avoid many activities. Why do we refrain from such activities? What are included in these activities? Below we will discuss the halachos of the three weeks. Introduction We live in a...
A fable is told of a poor, homeless man who knocked on the door of the large home of a certain wealthy man. “I need a place to live,” the poor man said. “Sorry to hear that,”...
This week’s parshah carries the name of Pinchas, son of Elazar, grandson of Aaron HaKohein. Pinchas is known as a kanai, a zealot. A devoted fighter for HaShem’s honor, determined to...
Some may argue that lashon hara is the worst aveirah of the Torah. As the Gemara (Yoma 9:) writes, " the, aveirah of baseless hatred [and lashon hara] is equivalent to the three cardinal...
Catskills Hatzalah is the largest all-volunteer Ambulance Service in the Catskills, providing premium quality prehospital emergency medical treatment and ambulance transport at no cost to all who need it. Catskills...
This past month, Hatzolah Air headquarters moved officially from Westchester to Sullivan County’s Airport in the Town of Bethel - where the non-profit organization is leasing an undeveloped section of...