Senior Citizen Day, an annual event observed on August 21st, is a day meant to both honor older citizens and to remind the government that seniors are a large and powerful constituency.…
The word “Amen” seems to be one of those words associated with prayer throughout the Judeo-Christian culture, but what does it mean?
The response “Amen” at the end of an oath or a prayer…
"The Centrality of Joy in Jewish Observance"
(updated and revised from Kee Tavo 5764-2004)
by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald
Parashat Kee Tavo is one of the two parashiot in the Torah that…
Fifty-four years ago, corresponding to the 20th of Elul, which is today, Rabbi Joseph S. Kahaneman, known to the world as the “Ponevezher Rav,” passed away.
Who was this man, and what is…
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.…
“Return, O Israel, for you have stumbled in your sin” (Hosea 14:2).
Let’s face it, none of us really want to hear a fire-and-brimstone reproof of all of the things we’ve done wrong and…
