2+ hour, 34+ min ago   (746+ words) By R" Mordechai Young I once had a few students who needed to do some summer work. Naturally, they were not particularly happy with the idea. Towards the end of the year, they had some free time, so we went…...

2+ hour, 35+ min ago   (977+ words) From the archives: This piece was written as hostages still remained in captivity. Rabbi Hauer highlights the ability of the Jewish People to not take the path of least resistance by freeing unrepentant murderers, but to instead stay the course…...

2+ hour, 38+ min ago   (949+ words) The night finally arrived. After more than two centuries of slavery, the moment of liberation was at hand. For a year, the'Mitzrimhad suffered a series of devastating blows. We watched, waited, and prepared. Now it was time to leave. But…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (790+ words) It happens just about all year round, whether you're at home or in the office, in New York or Florida. If you're driving to'Minchah'on a clear day, you will have to deal with a blinding ball of sun that makes…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (676+ words) Sometimes it feels like the uptick in antisemitic and anti-Jewish attacks is concentrated in the Northeast, especially in the New York area, where violence-prone Jew-haters can garner more attention since this is where the national media is located. In this…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (486+ words) We are now in the Book of Redemption, and even a cursory glance at world events carries an unmistakable messianic intensity. Kingdoms are provoking one another. Alliances are shifting. The geopolitical air is thick with tension and uncertainty. Still, we've…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (414+ words) ischThe'Kedushas Tzion'of Bobov, Rebbe Ben Tzion Halberstam, was one of the most influential and respected Chassidic leaders of pre-war Poland. Respected for his brilliance and leadership, the Rebbe was a prolific'Baal Menagen, musical composer, and a great'Oheiv Yisrael, embodying the…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (560+ words) By Sivan Rahav Meir The following are words I recently shared at an event in the community of Meitar, on behalf of captive hostage Ran Gvili: "Our dear Itzik and Tali, Ran's parents, you have just returned from a meeting…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (480+ words) My family moved to the Five Towns close to two years ago. When we first arrived, we were invited out for Shabbos lunches quite a bit. Although it was nice to be thought of and I mostly enjoyed going, in…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (681+ words) I became more emotionally distant and irritable. I snapped at my kids over small things, and withdrew from my wife emotionally, as if a wall had come between us. I worried about what people would think if they knew that…...