Selma Stern-Taeubler (1890-1981) was a natural achiever. Not only was this doctor’s daughter the first woman to be accepted to Baden-Baden’s Gymnasium in Germany, she even graduated from…
The attack on the continental U.S. homeland on September 11, 2001 changed the entire complexion of the United States. Almost 200 years had passed since the last attack on the U.S.…
“Actions and their Implications”
(updated and revised from Rosh Hashana 5766-2005)
by, Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald
The celebration of the Jewish New Year is entirely unlike the secular New…
"A Propitious Time for Repentance"
(updated and revised from Haazinu 5762-2001)
by, Rabbi Ephraim Z Buchwald
On Sunday night, September 24th, the tenth of Tishrei, Jews, the world over,…
Utilize this Shabbat, known as Shabbat Shuva, to contemplate how to repent for prior transgressions and how to improve going forward.
We are taught in Pirkei Avot, Ethics of the Fathers,…
Tonight starts the holiday of Shemini Atzeret, literally the "Gathering of the Eighth," a connected, yet independent, holiday that immediately follows Sukkot.
During the seven days of…
