A scorpion enlists a frog to take him on his back across a stream, even though the frog is astute enough to protest that the scorpion “will surely sting me and I will die.” The scorpion points out that if he stings the frog, he will die too. The trusting frog thus takes on his passenger, is stung
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Beth Gavriel Builds A Communal Mikvah
An interview with Simcha Musheyev, who has been essential in this project
The Bukharian community is relatively nascent on the nearly 250-year
An Interview With Rabbi Nissan Shalomayev
Of The Bukharian Jewish Congregation Of Hillcrest
From the outside, the Queens Jewish Community may seem uniform and simple. Yet it is
Through the Eyes Of A Veteran Statesman Interviewing Senator Joseph Addabbo, Jr.
Our elected officials stand at the crossroads of getting things done and letting things slide unnoticed. They represent their constituents in
From Worry To Warrior
Imagine you are driving a car down the freeway and your brakes feel like they are failing, so you pull over and you think “something is not right
Matzah – The Bread Of Freedom And Of Poverty
Perhaps the most striking feature of the festival of Pesach is that of the unleavened bread known as matzah. Matzah plays a particularly prominent
Preparing For Pesach
Before the night of the 14th of Nissan everyone is required to clean his home and his place of work, including the basement and any other storage