Don’t Let Your Cleaning Help ‘Clean You Out’
By Prism Consultants Would you ever imagine that your housekeeper could cost you several hundred thousand dollars? Did you ever think about what would happen if your nanny was injured while working for...
View ArticleDefining Kiddush Hashem
By Rav Aryeh Z. Ginzberg Chofetz Chaim Torah Center Despite the best efforts of religious leaders and national religious organizations, the U.S. Supreme Court voted to recognize the “new” definition of...
View ArticleChillul Hashem: It’s The Little Things
By Benjamin Brafman, Esq. As someone trying very hard to maintain a healthy lifestyle and stay fit, I do not frequent the kosher Dunkin’ Donuts on Rockaway Turnpike, except on Sunday mornings when I...
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The Whole Nine Days
By Larry Gordon Okay, I agree—I have to write about something other than the nuclear deal with Iran, military strategy, and international diplomatic maneuvering. And I have to do that not only for the...
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Mrs. Harriet Keilson, ע״ה
By Rabbi Dovid Fleischmann This past Shabbos, Far Rockaway and the Five Towns lost a pillar of the community, a pioneer and promoter of the development of its rich Jewish life. Mrs. Harriet Keilson,...
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Warsaw–Krakow Diary
By Larry Gordon July 7–8—It’s late Tuesday night, and we are preparing to fly to Warsaw, Poland, with the Mesorah Heritage Tours group led by Rabbi Paysach Krohn. Our Polish Airlines departure is...
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The Amazon Echo and Shabbos
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman For the Refuah Shleimah of Boruch Zev Ben Bracha “Alexa, what is the temperature in Jerusalem today?” “Alexa, can you wake me at 7:40 tomorrow morning for Minyan?” “Alexa, can you...
View ArticleWarning: Do Not Try Anything In This Article
By Mordechai Schmutter We always make fun of useless warning labels. “What kind of genius needs these?” we ask. “Who on earth would not only eat toner, but stop and read the warning label first?” “Oh,...
View ArticleNeighbor Or Tenant?
By Rabbi Meir Orlian Mr. Laufer owned a semi-detached house, which he rented out. One day he mentioned to his tenant, Mr. Sorscher, that he was planning to sell his house. “We are interested in buying...
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‘Antiques Judaica Roadshow’ At YI Woodmere
Jonathan Greenstein (seated), president of J. Greenstein & Co. gallery on Central Avenue in Cedarhurst and noted antique Judaica expert, gave an informative talk about the value of antique Judaica...
View ArticleNews From The Hills
By Chanita Teitz I am writing this a week before Tishah B’Av but I’ve been thinking about this article since we bentched Rosh Chodesh Av last week. Av is my month. I was born on Tishah B’Av, in Israel...
View ArticleThe Kinah Of Eli Tzion
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman Most of the Kinos we recite on Tishah B’Av were written during the Crusades. “Eli Tzion” is a kinah that has a special impact on many people. Perhaps it is because the same...
View ArticleTHE TEMPLE AND The Path of G‑d
By Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz Rav Ha-Kotel This coming Shabbat is the saddest date in the Jewish calendar: Tishah B’Av, the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av. This is the day on which our nation...
View ArticleWhen Tishah B’Av Falls On Shabbos
Halachic Musings By Rabbi Yair Hoffman “Can we take those pre-fasting pills on Shabbos or is that considered hachanah?” “Do I really bring my Tishah B’Av shoes to shul on Friday?” “Is it true my...
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Land Of The Living
By Larry Gordon What if I told you that I was in a cemetery in Krakow, Poland at 3 a.m. on Saturday night the week before last, saying Tehillim at the gravesite of the Rema, Reb Moshe Isserles, zt’l?...
View ArticleThe 21 Club And Missed Opportunities
By Rav Aryeh Zev Ginzberg Chofetz Chaim Torah Center It was the eloquent Israeli UN ambassador Abba Eban who famously quipped about the Arabs that they had never missed an opportunity to miss an...
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Shomer Schumer
By Larry Gordon Who would have thought that the potential balance of nuclear power in the world would rest on the shoulders and with the decision-making prowess of our very own Senator Charles Schumer?...
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We Must All Bear Witness: Auschwitz 70 Years Later
By Esther M. Schonfeld, Esq. Our life-changing trip to Poland with Project Mesorah, Part 2 The Warsaw Ghetto was the largest of all the Jewish ghettos in Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. While...
View ArticleThe Gift Of Life
My Journey By Michele Herenstein Do you ever wonder what your purpose in life is? Maybe it’s simply to live and be a good person, generous and kind to others. Maybe it’s to get married and have...
View ArticleShooting For The Stars
By Hannah Reich Berman Some people might daydream about what it’s like to be a celebrity. After all, celebrities and their families get to enjoy many perks. In restaurants, they get the best tables,...
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