New York City To Close At 8 P.M.—Here Are All The Major City Curfews
After an 11 p.m. curfew did little to prevent looting in New York City overnight, Mayor Bill de Blasio said residents are required to be home by 8...
Politics
Shavuos? Never Heard Of It!
Way back in the mid-1980s, I was spending Shavuos in Staten Island, and Rabbi Jay Marcus, now the rabbi emeritus of the Young Israel of Staten...
And It Was After The Plague…
We are, baruch Hashem, approaching the gradual slowing of the awful virus that causes COVID-19. If we continue to remain vigilant and do not relax...
Under The Mask
Those who live in Eretz Yisrael (and Sefardim even outside of Eretz Yisrael) have the good fortune of being blessed by the kohanim every day. But...
Style & Living
Was It COVID?
January 11, came from JFK, Had an Art Show Reception scheduled for the next day; First words upon waking were not “Modeh Ani,” But instead, “Hashem,...
Frum Interactive Therapeutic Platform Has Exploded Zoom
“Let’s Get Real with Coach Menachem,” a series of therapy meetings on Zoom, has reached its two-month anniversary. This program emerged organically...
Chapter 29: Bayla – Boats for Dunkirk
Recap: Bayla escaped with Sophie’s family to England. Before they left, Sophie was about to open up to Bayla about her accident but they were...
Torah
Experiencing Shavuos as We Spiral Through Time
We experience life through the medium of time. Each new moment brings with it new opportunities as we ascend through the journey of time. Amidst the...
Corona’s Jewish Emblems: Chesed Crowned By Self-Sacrifice
Living in the era of the debilitating COVID-19 virus, we, unfortunately, hear and read many overused clichés, and commonplace vocabulary is becoming stale...
Changing Standards of Beauty
“Do not covet the house of your neighbor. Do not covet the wife of your neighbor; his slave and maid servant, his ox, his donkey, and all that...
