A Jew who reads the Torah as a historical account of the beginnings of our people may easily swell with pride and yiddishe nachas over the way Yosef gains control of the entire Egyptian … more

I have known more than my share of families torn by discord, families in which brothers and sisters have not spoken to each other in years. My experience in the field of family therapy has given … more

It should have been one of the most powerful and exciting days of my life. After eight grueling months, I was three days away from receiving my officer’s bars. A month-long test (navigation, … more

In his introduction to the Rabbinical Council of America’s version of the ArtScroll Siddur, Rabbi Saul Berman has a lovely essay on the opening word of this week’s sedra, Vayigash, … more

The author, reporter for the Wantagh and Seaford Heralds, is not Jewish. The following 16 words are engraved on the tombstone of Martin Niemoller, a German Lutheran pastor who was imprisoned at … more

Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu said last week that he hopes to bring about “a full, formal peace” with Saudi Arabia, as Israel has done with other Gulf states. … more

In his hit Broadway play “Leopoldstadt,” Tom Stoppard chronicles a fictional family of self-described “Austrians of Jewish descent” as they are confronted by the rise of … more

How can one summarize a life of Torah? With decades filled with work? With one’s influence on the entire nation? With the decisions made at the country’s most significant points in … more

Since the current wave of Arab terrorism began in March, worshippers and the IDF soldiers guarding them have come under gunfire during the monthly organized pilgrimages to the Jewish holy site of … more

HAFTR second graders received their first Chumashim in a Chagigat Chumash on Dec. 11. Family and friends joined to celebrate what HAFTR Principal Joshua Gold said are all of the incredible things … more