Eikev 5765-2005

"Understanding Birkat Hamazon, the Grace After Meals" by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald In this coming week's parasha, parashat Eikev, we are told of the mitzvah of reciting Birkat…

Read More

Press

Press ReleasesFor more information about NJOP, members of the press can contact Larry Greenman, NJOP’s Assistant…

Laws and Customs of Shavuot

ShavuotLaws and Customs Table of Contents Festival Laws The Book of Ruth Customs Shavuot is a low-key, pensive holiday,…

Support for Local Jewish Institutions

Get to know the Jewish institutions in your community and see how you can join together and add your support to companies that help to sustain their growth.

Read More

Support for Local Jewish Institutions

Get to know the Jewish institutions in your community and see how you can join together and add your support to companies that help to sustain their growth.

Read More

Learn From Everything

Life lessons and meaningful growth can be culled from almost any source. Seek it out!

Read More

Zodiac

Horoscopes are fun to read, especially when they tell you that you are about to get rich or find sudden fame. While telling the future through one’s horoscope is not part of Judaism, this…

Read More

Refocus

Try to think about times of challenge as opportunities for growth. 

Read More

Vayikra 5768-2008

"Infallibility in Judaism" by Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald In this week's parasha, parashat Vayikra, we are told of the many types of offerings that were brought in the ancient Tabernacle. In…

Read More

The Biggest Blessing

Rather than grumble about the weather turning colder, make a list of all the blessings that come from the seasons of fall and winter. Remember, the "rainy season," as it is called in many…

Read More