Toasting a special occasion with a glass of “bubbly” makes any celebration into a party. Now the excellent range of imported kosher wines means that you are spoilt for choice when … more

Someone recently sent me this story about Moe Berg, the strangest Jew ever to play baseball: When baseball greats Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig went on tour in baseball-crazy Japan in 1934, some fans … more

Achiezer volunteers and board members joined together for an annual evening of appreciation, on the third night of Chanukah. The diversity of Achizer volunteers spans a large spectrum, including … more

There are few instances in halachah where one is obligated to override other mitzvos in the Torah in order to keep one mitzvah. Two such instances are pikuach nefesh, when a life is threatened, and … more

Calvary Hospital, in collaboration with the National Association of Chevra Kadisha (NASCK), hosted a forum on “Halachic End-of-life Care: Practical Information Every Community Rabbi Should … more

In last week’s essay I discussed a wonderful new book, “Spark Ignited” (Menorah Books) that describes the spiritual journey taken by two women that culminated in their conversion to … more

A little over two months ago, I wrote a column in honor of my dear friend, Debbie Shafran’s father Harry Engelman, A”H. My husband Jerry and I met with Engelman to hear his stories … more

A standing room only crowd of over 100 students attended a tehilim memorial assembly for terror victims in Israel, including seminary student Ezra Schwartz and Rabbi Yaakov Don, HY’D, a … more

Shortly after revealing himself to his brothers, Yosef tells them that “It has already been two years of famine throughout the land, but there will be five more years where there will be no … more

When second graders in Morah Rebecca’s class at HANC’s Samuel & Elizabeth Bass Golding Elementary School, in West Hempstead, found out that sixth grader Aderet Weiss was going to … more