August 13th is annually celebrated as “Left Hander’s Day.”
Most Lefties, also known as “southpaws” due to the orientation of baseball stadiums in regard to the sun, are proud of their…
"Leah, the Fourth Matriarch"
by Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald
In parashat Vayeitzei, Jacob leaves Beersheba, fleeing from his brother Esau who threatened to murder him. Upon his arrival at the…
"A Sukkah Memory"
by Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald
Growing up as one of the few Yeshiva students in the East Bronx in the early 1950s was not easy. My non-religious Jewish friends mocked my…
When the National Jewish Outreach Program (NJOP) was founded in 1987, we were faced with the tragic and rapidly growing meltdown of American Jewish life. Our solution was to launch a…
"The Complex Relationship Between Jacob, Rachel and Leah"
In this week’s parasha, parashat Vayeitzei, Jacob, who has fled from his father’s home in BeerSheba where Esau seeks to kill him,…
“Living a Truly Meaningful Life”
by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald
This week’s parasha, parashat Vayeilech, is certainly one of the most dramatic and touching parashiot found in the Torah. The…
"Fear and Reverence of G-d"
by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald
Once again, in parashat Eikev, Moses stresses to the Jewish people that notwithstanding their improprieties, G-d's love for His…
