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Torah Portion – Beshalach
By Shlomo Riskin The miracle at the Re(e)d Sea was expressed through song: the song sung by Moses and the Children of Israel and the song sung by Miriam with… Read more
Torah Portion – Bo
By Shlomo Riskin When your children will say to you, ‘What is this service to you?’You shall say, “It is the Passover service to God”’ Why does the author of… Read more
Knishes for your Knitchen
By Mark Meitkiewicz Of all the challenges the Jewish people have had to overcome throughout the ages, this is NOT one of them. But oy, what a nuisance it has… Read more
Torah Portion – Vayigash
By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb I have been blessed with many fine teachers. She was one of the best. Her name was Mrs. Lachmann. She taught an advanced course in… Read more
KOLOT – A Jew in China
By Daniel Blas After eleven straight meals of white rice and vegetables – with the occasional edible nostalgia (peanut butter and jelly) thrown in – it was time for some… Read more
Chanukah is the Stuff(ing) of Thanksgiving
By Freida Hecht This year as we light the first candle of the Chanukah menorah, Jews in America will also be celebrating the Holiday of Thanksgiving. Interesting fact: The last… Read more
Torah Portion: Shabbat Chanukah – Miketz
By Shlomo Riskin Why is there no clear religious prohibition against the study of Greek wisdom and intellectual involvement in philosophy, mathematics, the sciences, secular music, art, literature and theater?… Read more
TorahPortion – Vayeshev
By Shlomo Riskin “They said to one another, ‘Here comes that dreamer! Come, now, let us murder him and throw him into one of the pits…’” (Gen. 37:19). “We are… Read more
Kosherfest 2013
By Howard Blas SECAUCUS, N.J. – This year, even the ticket agent in Manhattan’s Port Authority Bus Terminal knew about Kosherfest – and that the 320 bus, leaving from gate… Read more
