Psalms 35:9,18: And my soul shall exult in the Lord; it shall rejoice in His salvation. … I will thank You in a large assembly; in a mighty people I will praise You. An extremely … more

This is the final Shabbat of 5777. We have been listening to the sound of the shofar each weekday morning throughout the month of Elul. This Motzai Shabbat, we will begin the recitation of Selichot … more

WASHINGTON — A Friday night tweet by President Trump, with Houston recovering from Hurricane Harvey and his sister Irma set to ravage Florida, is renewing hope … more

New York’s city council voted on Thursday to spend $126 million of city funds on a $288 million plan to revitalize 20 blocks in Far Rockaway  At the heart of the project will be the … more

In a bid to preserve interest in the Holocaust by future generations, the Basel-based Anne Frank Foundation is about to publish the first authorized comic book based on the … more

Latif Jiji looks over this year’s crop at Chateau Latif with an expression of satisfaction. If you’ve never heard of Chateau Latif, you’re not alone. It’s not from the … more

It has been more than a decade since Curtis “Yehuda” Franks moved to South Bend, Indiana, and most of the time he doesn’t give a second thought to being a visibly Orthodox Jew in … more

This week marks the sheloshim of the petirah of one of our community’s leading rabbis and educators, Rav Aharon Brafman, zt’’l. Rav Brafman’s entire life was dedicated to … more

Here is a portion of the investiture speech delivered by Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, at Yeshiva University in Washington Heights. What is Yeshiva University? What … more

The fifth president of Yeshiva University, Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman, said on Sunday that of the “five values that personify Yeshiva University,” the first is “Torat Emet — we … more