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Setting The Scene For A Mitzvah
Photos Courtesy of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation Photos Courtesy of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation Photos Courtesy of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation James Caan recently visited the...
View ArticleHALB Students Post Academic Gains As Costs Drop $450K
Is it possible to boost reading and math scores and reduce costs at the same time? The Affordable Jewish Education (AJE) project’s “2 Sigma Education” model continues to do just that. Thanks to the 2...
View ArticleNever Alone
By David J. Seidemann, Esq. If you feel safer these days than in days gone by, you are either incredibly brave or terribly naive. The world seems to be spinning out of control and we almost expect to...
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Summer Festivities
Scenes from the “Live Statue” festival Our Aliyah Chronicle By Shmuel Katz The summer is a terrific time here. Although there are plenty of events held throughout the year, the summer has untold...
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Adventures In Speechwriting
Melania Trump at the RNC Halachic Musings By Rabbi Yair Hoffman Melania Trump is in the news for purportedly plagiarizing from Michelle Obama’s speech of 2008. Many Republicans are in denial that...
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Coming Home
Richard Altabe By Larry Gordon Is there anyone out there interested in speaking about or even thinking about yeshiva education in the overheated, idyllic first half of the summer? It’s doubtful that...
View ArticleMeaningless Phrases
By Larry Gordon Both sides are guilty of the same absurd indulgence. The leadership, the candidates, those charged with motivating the masses—from Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton downward—respond to...
View ArticleBlue Lives Matter
By Ben Brafman, Esq. As someone who has spent almost 40 years as a criminal-defense lawyer cross-examining police officers, I can tell you that not all of them always do their jobs perfectly. As in all...
View ArticleFrom The Chassidic Masters: Torah And Royalty
The Torah portion of Pinchas1 recounts how Moshe asked G‑d to “appoint a man over the community” to be its next leader, so that the Jewish people will not become “like sheep that have no shepherd.” G‑d...
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E&S Tours: Creating Inspirational And Exciting Adventures
Kever of Reb Amram Ben Diwan Kever of Reb Amram Ben Diwan Items displayed in the Marrakesh Souk The Rialto Bridge over Venice’s Grand Canal Old Synagogue of Rome By Rochelle Maruch Miller Started by...
View ArticleNews From The Hills
By Chanita Teitz “Dor holech, v’dor ba.” It is the end of a generation, the end of an era for our family, for our shul, and for our community. One month ago, I wrote about milestones. Little did I know...
View ArticleDefending A Defender
Readers are urged to contact the agencies listed below to express support for Rabbi Horowitz and the dismissal of the lawsuit against him, as well as to advocate that Israel not become a place of...
View ArticleTrumping Convention At The RNC
By Joseph Frager, MD No matter your opinion of Donald Trump, you have to agree that no one can make news the way he can. The recent Republican National Convention in Cleveland was high on drama. I have...
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Re-Revisiting Visiting Day
Moshe (next to the flag) climbed up to get a glimpse of his parents as they waitedfor the entrance to be unlocked. Our Aliyah Chronicle By Shmuel Katz I skim through the paper regularly (and yes, I do...
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A Curious Case
Rabbi Yanky Horowitz By Larry Gordon Rabbi Yakov Horowitz of Monsey is determined to place children first—at all cost and no matter the circumstances. And he is equally determined to protect them from...
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A Pokémon P’sak
Halachic Musings By Rabbi Yair Hoffman Pokémon Go, a game for smartphones and other mobile devices, makes use of “augmented reality.” Virtual creatures appear on the screen as if they are in the...
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Sanders, Cruz And Jews
Senator Bernie Sanders speaking at this week’s Democratic National Convention Senator Ted Cruz of Texas By Larry Gordon The performance by Senator Ted Cruz at last week’s Republican National Convention...
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Pope Meets With Shavei Israel Founder In Poland
Shavei Israel founder and chairman Michael Freund meeting Pope Francis in Krakow On Sunday, July 31, Pope Francis met with Shavei Israel founder and chairman Michael Freund in Krakow. As part of his...
View ArticleMulticultural Student Group Praises Boro Park Community
A group of college students from Washington, DC, who were led on a tour of Boro Park by Senator Simcha Felder’s staff expressed their gratitude to the senator and his staff for teaching them about the...
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Netanyahu Visits Aleh Village
Netanyahu VisitsAleh Village The Netanyahus greet students at the integrated kindergarten for children with severe disabilities and their non-disabled peers, while General Almog and Mr. Wortzman look...
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