Yossi grew up in a musical house. His mother played accordion and used to sing with the kids every Shabbat. His grandfather on his father’s side was a ba’al tefillah. His grandfather’s brother w ...

Mindy, of course, had no idea Chani was busy struggling to process the idea that Effi Weinberg would be coming to town, wondering if he hated her and how she would react if their paths crossed.

It is not enough to read about it, even see pictures of it – in a book, in a video. Only when you are physically there and see it with your own eyes does it have the required effect.

What is the blessing that G-d bestows on us for keeping the mitzvot? It is that “tishme’u,” you will be able in the future to continue performing the mitzvot. There is a future to keeping mitzvo ...

Hamas often exploits children – waving white flags to mask ambushes on IDF soldiers and even being recruited as fighters at age 15. UNRWA’s education promotes hate of Jews and the Jewish State from ...

Rabbi Yehuda L Oppenheimer, former Rav at several congregations in the United States, lives in Israel and is an educator, writer, and licensed tour guide. He eagerly looks forward to showing you ...

Ironically, it’s minority schoolchildren, whom teachers claim to care about, who have been the biggest losers.

There is a clear nexus between cell phone use and a decline in students’ mental health and academic success due to a decreased ability to focus, diminished social interaction and emotional stress, s ...

Very often, people believe that true depth and wisdom lies only in far-off places – in Eastern spirituality or Western philosophy. However, the deepest wisdom lies within Jewish thought, in the dept ...

We will bentch Rosh Chodesh this Shabbat and announce the coming month – Rosh Chodesh Elul yihyeh machar b’yom Rishon uvyom ...

But there is a method to this madness. In order to be an “As a Jew” Jew, one must pass the moral superiority litmus test. This includes ignoring or barely focusing on the hostages. It means ignoring ...

Plainly, for that crowd, it is of no moment what the laws or tradition may require. What counts is whether the results work for you.