Pedestrianize Main Street?
That’s one proposal to 'help businesses,' but at what cost? As its name suggests, Main Street is the commercial spine of Kew Gardens Hills, but...
An Open Letter To The Orthodox Union
The first full-time job I ever held was with Agudath Israel of America at 5 Beekman Street back in 1980, where I was employed at its Project COPE...
New Modim
So since the pandemic began, every morning I head down to my basement office (the one my wife calls my man-cave) to deliver shiur to my students on...
Style & Living
Our Economic Recovery
The current pandemic has caused confusion and uncertainty as people are overwhelmed with information about the COVID-19 virus. While epidemiologists and virologists...
The White Party
By Tobi Rubinstein GQ magazine has hailed Mr. Sean Combs, aka Diddy’s, annual summer White Party as a social seasonal knockout. “Since its inception in...
Teach Coalition Plans May 26 Educators’ Tribute
Teach Coalition, a project of the Orthodox Union, will host “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: A Tribute to our Schools and Parents” on Tuesday, May...
Torah
Growing, Giving, and Gratitude: The Three G’s of Happiness
If you ask the average person what he or she wants in life, they will likely answer with one word: “happiness.” We live in a world that defines...
Yotzeir Or 5
Elokei olam, b’rachamecha ha’rabim racheim aleinu, Adon uzeinu, tzur misgabeinu, magein yish’einu, misgav ba’adeinu Eternal G-d, with Your abundant...
Combining the Genders for VaYechulu
Question: When davening by himself at home on Friday night, must a husband say VaYechulu (after Sh’moneh Esrei in Maariv) together with his...
