As we start Sefer Shemot, we revisit the epic history of our ancestors in the Egyptian Exile. The question begs, “Why do we need to read about this every year?” The Torah is not just a history book. It is a guide to living our life on the highest level. We must understand the major lesson in the
We just entered the secular New Year hoping to put aside the struggles of 2020 and prepare for the joys of 2021. Each year on the night of December
Halacha clearly forbids speaking after reciting the Beracha over Tefillin Shel Yad, until one has completed placing the Tefillin Shel Rosh on his
James F. Gennaro is running for City Council because he believes his crisis management experience is needed in managing the COVID crisis, his budget
There were once two boys who went ice-skating on a frozen lake in their neighborhood. As they were enjoying themselves, the ice suddenly cracked, and
The obligation of Chinuch (education) requires a parent to intervene if his or her child eats non-kosher food, and to stop the child from eating the
The world breathes a collective sigh of relief that 2020 is at an end. It is superstitious, perhaps, to believe that when the clock chimes midnight
