By Rabbi Geoffrey DennisParashat B’shallach We came to Egypt as economic migrants (Genesis 46:4). Then came Pharaoh’s “great replacement theory” that the Israelites constituted a threat, a kind of invasion,…
Dear Families, It is winter and it has been so cold — yet here comes Tu B’Shevat, the Birthday of the Trees, a feeling of spring coming. This holiday falls…
Dear Friends, I can’t tell you what a frightful time my family and I had this past Friday, when we first learned of the dreadful and tragic terror attack in…
1. Adderall shortage: There has been a serious nationwide shortage of Adderall these past few months. Here is my understanding as to why: A major generic manufacturer of Adderall went…
Reflecting on the COVID-19 pandemic By Joshua Yudkin Whether we look at Heseds (Jewish community centers) in Eastern Europe or Jewish youth groups and day schools here in the United…
By Debbi K. Levy It’s 6:15 p.m., and I just came home from a long but good day of work and pickleball practice with my team. The only thing on…
By Rabbi Howard WolkParashat Bo This Shabbat, 6 Shevat/Jan. 28, is the third yahrzeit of my wife Rebbetzin Annette Wolk, Chanah Bayla bas Yehoshua, z”l. These words are offered in…
By Alan Koenigsberg, M.D. Ok, so the last few articles have been about listening, speaking, and thinking. Now it’s time to act! We have varying degrees of what we can…
Dear Families, We don’t always realize how the Torah addresses issues about our present-day lives. But reading a commentary today from Rabbi Yitzchak Zweig, I learned “and you shall guard…
Dear Rabbi Fried, There was recently discussion on the radio about the will of God for people to be sick and doctors treating them. If God made them sick, how…