The Mechilta (and many other Midrashic passages) utilize the phrase “Imo Anokhi B’tzara” (Tehillim 91:15) to prove that G-d is not only pained by difficulties which affect the community (based on Yeshayahu 63:9), but is feeling the pain of the individual as well, as he or she is faced with personal trials and difficult times in life. more

I hadn’t planned on stopping to watch, but something about him caught my attention. Maybe it was his eyes, which was where his smile began; before it spread to the rest of his face; you could see it coming in the twinkle in his eyes. Or maybe it was the fact that, knowing his history as a Holocaust survivor, it seemed so powerful that on a day such as this, he could tell his story, with such a smile. more

To the Editor: After reading article after article in the local papers about the JCC’s attempt to purchase the #6 School from District 15, I feel it is time to set the record straight. more

Recently, major Republican donor Sheldon Adelson and his wife, each gave $250,000 to a new independent super PAC, called the Patriot Prosperity PAC, created to help elect New Jersey Rabbi Shmuley Boteach to Congress. more

With the conventions behind us and about 50 days left, the candidates are looking to garner whatever swing voters they can to firm up the election. Not surprising, Florida is a swing state, and appealing to Jewish voters there is pivotal to an election victory. more

Over 150 of New York’s prestigious real estate professionals came together for a day of golfing on Monday, September 10, 2012, for the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) NY Real Estate Division Golf Outing at Glen Oaks Country Club in Old Westbury. more

Imagine the shul in Sanz on Rosh Hashanah! Worshipers, wrapped in oversized talitot, standing shoulder to shoulder, led in prayer by Rebbe Chayim Halberstam, the Sanzer rebbe. No sound audible, except for the chanting of prayers ascending to the Throne of Glory. more

As Rosh Hashanah approaches, greetings of good health for the coming year are exchanged with family, friends, colleagues, and neighbors. At Jandi’s, the Chasner family has been not only wishing good health for their customers, but promoting healthy lifestyles for over 26 years. more

The repercussions of the devastation of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center continue to reverberate on its eleventh anniversary, not only in the raw, searing, emotional pain of those who witnessed its horror, but in those who went to help or breathed in the toxins of that day and the days following. more

In the 1960s, the Board of Education barred Stanley Smith, a 27 year old industrious electrical contractor, from bidding for electrical work, implying that Smith was “too young and didn’t know what to do.” His mentor told him to go “right to the mayor” even though Smith said that he didn’t know him. more