In our encounter with the Divine that characterizes these days leading up to Rosh Hashana, we consider our faults and shortcomings and endeavor to do better – and in doing better, to draw nearer to ...

This coming Shabbat, September 4-5, is the 23rd of Elul 5786. When the 23rd of a Jewish month is on Shabbat, it usually means that we bentch Rosh Chodesh, which will be on the following Shabbat (or ...

Elul is a time for self-reflection. There is a difference between feeling guilty about something we've done and feeling ashamed of who we are. Guilt says, "I did something bad," shame turns that into, ...

Rabbi Klein responds: Fascinating! That seems to reflect what I wrote – how the names Frida and Freyda are often conflated. And you tied it in to Shlomit, even though in my article I connected it to ...

I paid tens of thousands of dollars for tickets to the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden. I will not get into the exact amount, but I spent roughly the equivalent of one year of one child's yeshiva ...

Since the mid-19 th century, expositions and fairs have generated trade and relations between nations and, as early as 1898, an “International Scientific, Industrial and Philanthropic Fair” was ...

Assessments derived from commercial satellite imagery that were conducted independently by David Albright, a former United Nations weapons inspector, and Decker Eveleth, an associate research analyst ...

A little more than 50 years ago, on December 6, 1975, a makeshift Shabbat prayer service was held in the cavernous ballroom of Lincoln Square Synagogue, which was then located on West 69th Street and ...

We all know a kid like Chaim. Maybe he is in your son’s class, or he rides with him on the school bus. Maybe he was even in your child’s bunk last summer. At first Chaim seems like a regular kid, ...

Jewish history has not been a straight line. We have experienced many highs, but also many lows. These low points can be hard to handle. During our nation’s first low point, Hashem taught us how to ...

The United Nations says it may soon be unable to pay its bills. Crushed by unpaid dues, chronic arrears, and budget shortfalls running into the billions, UN officials now say the organization may be ...

There are seven pairs of sedras that are combined in some years and separated in other years. The frequencies of combined and separate vary among the seven pairs, with Matot-Mas’ei being by far the ...