For years we hosted a big break fast with lots of friends. I would cook for days and put out a spread for all my starving guests enhanced by all the delicious foods my friends made. The babies would … more

One year later, Israel stands at a crossroads, tested as never before. In the face of unimaginable pain, our true strength has emerged. We recognize that this is a fight for our survival. … more

Certain events get stuck in people’s brains. They are so significant that people remember what took place, where they were, and the first thought they had when they learned the news. … more

I magine a very important project in which you were once involved. It could have been at work, in school, or in your personal life. You gave it your all. You used all the resources at your command, … more

Yom Kippur’s Kol Nidre payers is an enigma wrapped in a mystery, perhaps the strangest text ever to capture the religious imagination. First, it is not a prayer at all. It is not even a … more

If you would have collected a group of world-renowned military strategists on Yom Kippur in 1973 and asked them, at 4 pm Israel time, for a prognosis on the status of the events unfolding on the … more

In describing the Yom Kippur service, the Torah tells us that “with this shall Aharon enter the Holy, with a bull that is ben bakar as a sin offering, and a ram as a burnt offering.” … more

 HALB students marked “One Year of Pain and Strength” with various programs, culminating with a school-wide kumzitz . “It was truly a beautiful and meaningful day,” HALB … more

As a 32-year-old American Jew, it didn’t take long after Oct. 7 to realize that my entire life had been predicated on one fantastical … more

The dust has not settled because the pain still runs deep. The barbarism of that day, when infants, siblings and parents were brutally slaughtered, is a tragedy that many have … more