Mamdani’s KGH Pantry Visit Draws Community Criticism
Rabbi Shlomo Nisanov Explains Why He Welcomed the Mayor to Kehilat’s Pantry When Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrived at the Kehilat Sephardim Food Pantry at...
Shemini Atzeres 2026
I remember how I celebrated Chanukah before my father passed away during Chanukah. It was a joyous holiday. It is not the same since he passed away. The...
Countdown To Bereishis
In case you’re ever considering planning a bar mitzvah for the Shabbos (and Sunday) immediately after yom tov, I would not advise it. Despite it...
Style & Living
Never Give Up
Israeli educator Avinoam Hersh recently shared a story about a man named Yehoshua – a story that serves as a powerful reminder that we should never...
The Chayal Who Ate On Yom Kippur
Between the endless headlines, the political noise, and the heavy weight of the war, I am always searching for moments of good news. I find many...
The Beauty Benefits Of Honey
Rosh HaShanah, the first day of Tishrei, coincides with the sixth day of creation and marks the anniversary of mankind, when Hashem created Adam and...
Torah
A Fortune For Shabbos
Reb Shmuel Strauss, a great-grandson of the Baal Shem of Michelstadt, lived in Karlsruhe, Germany, and managed a small bank that his father-in-law...
A Kallah’s Reward
The following story is related by Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser shlit’a and illustrates how a Jew can merit unique Divine intervention if he or she stands up...
The Power Of A Broken Heart
How does one become a real baal teshuvah? What is true repentance? Chazal tell us there are numerous ways to repent, but usually, in each instance,...
