Communicated: TefillaChillul Tefila Bifarhesia, as well as halachicly challenged verbiage and dress, are external manifestations of a critical lack of personal yiras shomayim which has lethal consequences.
Posted on: February 8th, 2013
Kidz → Tales of the GaonimThe relatives of the 80 witches whom Rabi Shimon ben Shetach brought to the gallows vowed vengeance as they bided their time for an opportune moment to strike back at the Nasi of the Sanhedrin. It was not long afterwards that their chance arrived.
Posted on: February 8th, 2013
Sections → Magazine → Teens and TwentiesAt the end of 2012, I was in Israel and looking out at the Jerusalem night sky. I was filled to the brim with inspiration and decided to challenge myself to become a more educated young woman. Simply put, I was going to read as many books in a year as possible. I’m not sure if that would actually have made a difference in my level of education but it seemed like a fun goal at the time.
How To Toilet Train Your Child – Without Killing Them!
Posted on: February 8th, 2013
Sections → Magazine → For the HomeBut his third birthday was rapidly approaching, and I wanted him toilet trained before our family trip to Israel a couple of months down the line. Giving up wasn’t an option.
Posted on: February 8th, 2013
Sections → Magazine → PotpourriI get a lot of questions around Purim, and I don’t always have a chance to answer them all. So let’s get started:
Yad Eliezer’s Big Brother Program: An Interview With Eli Yakobi
Posted on: February 7th, 2013
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesA young man told me he wants to be a big brother. I asked how he heard of us, and he asked me whether I recognized him. Ten years earlier, as the son of divorced impoverished parents, he was suffering socially and academically, and had received a mentor from Yad Eliezer.
What Your Profile Says About You
Posted on: February 7th, 2013
Sections → Jewess Press → Daily LivingIt is extremely important for job seekers to present themselves well in today’s social media world. This article will focus on Linkedin, the most important business-oriented social networking site for professionals.
The Burden Of Feeling Overwhelmed
Posted on: February 7th, 2013
Sections → Family → Marriage and RelationshipsExplain to them that you'll try to be there for them when they "need" your help, but that you may have to sometimes take a rain check when they simply "want" your help.
Girls And Numbers: Can They Add Up?
Posted on: February 7th, 2013
Sections → Family → Parenting Our ChildrenChaya had a knack for numbers from when she was young. While baking with her mother as a four year old, Chaya would double recipes easily.
Chronicles Of Crises In Our Communities
Posted on: February 7th, 2013
Sections → Family → Chronicles of Crises.
Posted on: February 7th, 2013
Sections → Family → Parenting Our ChildrenRecently a popular Jewish weekly magazine featured a story depicting the life of a young boy whose parents were divorced. Each parent had re-married, establishing new families. Their shared custody of this son, and he spent substantial time with each of his parent's new families. Giving a voice to the child of divorce was the intention of the story. It highlighted the distress children feel as well as the confusing messages they often receive from the adults in their lives.
L.A.’s OU Team Kalinsky In Miami For Yachad Half-Marathon
Posted on: February 7th, 2013
Sections → Community → West Coast HappeningsTaking long Shabbat walks in Beverly Hills bore fruit recently in Miami as Rabbi Alan Kalinsky, director of the Orthodox Union West Coast Region, competed in the ING Half-Marathon as a member of Team Yachad. He finished the 13.1 miles in 3 hours and 20 minutes – by walking and jogging.
Posted on: February 7th, 2013
Sections → Community → West Coast HappeningsRav Yechezkel Roth, the Karlsburger Rav, began his recent visit to the Los Angeles Jewish community by delivering a shiur at the Los Angeles Chassidishe Kollel.
Ed Koch, FDR, and the Holocaust
Posted on: February 6th, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsIn a world of cynics and naysayers, where too many people almost instinctively assume the worst of their fellow citizens, our generation was fortunate to have Ed Koch.
Posted on: February 6th, 2013
InDepth → Columns → Moshe FeiglinDo we really need to be biometrically marked like animals just to counter the plague of forged identity cards?
The View From The Beis Medrash
Posted on: February 6th, 2013
Sections → Community → The View From The Beis Medrash.
Posted on: February 6th, 2013
Judaism → Columns → Rabbi Lord Jonathan SacksWherever the term “and these” is used, it signals continuity. Just as the commands in Parshat Yitro were given at Sinai, so too were the commands in Parshat Mishpatim. Why are the civil laws in the beginning of Parshat Mishpatim placed in juxtaposition to the laws concerning the altar at the end of Parshat Yitro? To tell you to place the Sanhedrin near to the Temple.
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