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: July 29th, 2009
Sections → CommunityTisha B'Av is approaching, and with it, the awe-inspiring and painful memories I felt in when I visited Gush Katif, on a mission with Assemblyman Dov Hikind.
Posted on: July 29th, 2009
Sections → CommunityTisha B'Av is approaching, and with it, the awe-inspiring and painful memories I felt in when I visited Gush Katif, on a mission with Assemblyman Dov Hikind.
Group Of Iranian Jews Gather For First-Ever Meeting
Posted on: July 22nd, 2009
Sections → CommunityIn the wake of a recent upsurge in violence that swept across Iran following last month's presidential elections, a group of Jews and their descendents from the city of Mashad in Iran's northeast gathered in Jerusalem for the first ever meeting of the Global Mashadi Jewish Federation.
Group Of Iranian Jews Gather For First-Ever Meeting
Posted on: July 22nd, 2009
Sections → CommunityIn the wake of a recent upsurge in violence that swept across Iran following last month's presidential elections, a group of Jews and their descendents from the city of Mashad in Iran's northeast gathered in Jerusalem for the first ever meeting of the Global Mashadi Jewish Federation.
Old-Time Orthodox Shul Celebrates 70th Anniversary
Posted on: July 15th, 2009
Sections → CommunityYes, it is your father's synagogue, and it had just observed its 70th anniversary.
Old-Time Orthodox Shul Celebrates 70th Anniversary
Posted on: July 15th, 2009
Sections → CommunityYes, it is your father's synagogue, and it had just observed its 70th anniversary.
A Memorable Visit To A Very Different Hospital
Posted on: July 1st, 2009
Sections → CommunityAs a congregational rabbi, I often see people in hospitals and other health care facilities. While each building may look different, the actual differences are rather minute. It was my privilege recently to visit a hospital that is a definite exception to that rule.
A Memorable Visit To A Very Different Hospital
Posted on: July 1st, 2009
Sections → CommunityAs a congregational rabbi, I often see people in hospitals and other health care facilities. While each building may look different, the actual differences are rather minute. It was my privilege recently to visit a hospital that is a definite exception to that rule.
Seminar Sheds Light On Bottled Up Jewish Problem
Posted on: June 17th, 2009
Sections → CommunityAn all-day conference on body image and eating disorders in the Jewish community took place on Sunday, June 7, in Manhattan. Co-sponsored by the Renfrew Center Foundation and the Orthodox Union's Department of Community Services, the conference boasted a stellar cast of speakers and experts, who spoke urgently of the need to address the growing epidemic of Orthodox Jewish men and women with eating disorders.
Seminar Sheds Light On Bottled Up Jewish Problem
Posted on: June 17th, 2009
Sections → CommunityAn all-day conference on body image and eating disorders in the Jewish community took place on Sunday, June 7, in Manhattan. Co-sponsored by the Renfrew Center Foundation and the Orthodox Union's Department of Community Services, the conference boasted a stellar cast of speakers and experts, who spoke urgently of the need to address the growing epidemic of Orthodox Jewish men and women with eating disorders.
New Site Aims For ‘One Million Refuah Shleimahs’
Posted on: June 1st, 2009
Sections → CommunityAlmost every American Orthodox Jew who owns a computer either checks or knows about OnlySimchas.com. If Naftali Mark, a young Flatbush financial representative, has his druthers, the same will one day be true about www.Refuahs.org.
Sound Advice For Troubled Times
Posted on: May 20th, 2009
Sections → CommunityThe 10th Annual Rebbetzin's Conference sponsored by the Task Force on Families and Children at Risk, which took place last week, was one of the best ever. Rebbetzins come from far and wide to participate in this yearly program and leave with newfound strength.
New Caribbean Synagogue Joins One Of The Oldest In The Hemisphere
Posted on: May 13th, 2009
Sections → CommunityWILLEMSTAD, CURACAO---It's not everyday, or every year, or every decade, or even every century, that a beautifully-designed, 180-seat, air-conditioned synagogue rises in the Caribbean, let alone a modern Orthodox one.
Posted on: May 6th, 2009
Sections → CommunityIt isn't often a person from West Bloomfield, Mich., shares a PassoverSeder in Thailand with someone from Sydney, Australia, but that's exactly what I did this year.
Lamed Vavniks Who Aren’t Afraid to Get Their Hands Dirty
Posted on: April 29th, 2009
Sections → CommunityRabbi Mendy Rosenberg, a Viznitzer chassid, stands outside his Williamsburg tire shop in rain, sun, sleet and snow, repairing flat tires and replacing old worn ones. Located in an area that was once an industrial area, the shop seems to be out of place on an island sandwiched between towering new building complexes, part of Williamsburg's building boom to accommodate the ever growing Chassidic population.
Posted on: April 22nd, 2009
Sections → CommunityThe shul was packed for Yizkor service. For Mr. Reuven Black this year was particularly poignant; it marked the tenth Yahrzeit of his father, who had passed away shortly after Pesach. He had decided to do something special in memory of his father.
Posted on: April 22nd, 2009
Sections → CommunityThe shul was packed for Yizkor service. For Mr. Reuven Black this year was particularly poignant; it marked the tenth Yahrzeit of his father, who had passed away shortly after Pesach. He had decided to do something special in memory of his father.
Justice, Justice Shall You Pursue (Deut. 16:18-20)
Posted on: April 14th, 2009
Sections → CommunityAs the freight train rumbles down the tracks running along East Cary Street in the historic Shockoe Bottom district of Richmond, Virginia, it passes by a former tobacco warehouse. Parked conspicuously in front of the massive building stands a train car that once carried a different kind of freight. Step inside and you discover you're in a cattle car used to transport Jews to the death camps that sprang up like poisonous mushrooms, throughout the European landscape. This is your entrée to the Virginia Holocaust Museum.
Justice, Justice Shall You Pursue (Deut. 16:18-20)
Posted on: April 14th, 2009
Sections → CommunityAs the freight train rumbles down the tracks running along East Cary Street in the historic Shockoe Bottom district of Richmond, Virginia, it passes by a former tobacco warehouse. Parked conspicuously in front of the massive building stands a train car that once carried a different kind of freight. Step inside and you discover you're in a cattle car used to transport Jews to the death camps that sprang up like poisonous mushrooms, throughout the European landscape. This is your entr?e to the Virginia Holocaust Museum.
Gush Katif Envoy Returns From U.S. Visit
Posted on: April 1st, 2009
Sections → CommunityThree-and-a-half years ago, the Israeli government expelled 8,800 Israeli residents from Gush Katif and destroyed their homes. Despite the residents' sadness and anger, they thought the worst was behind them; that they would have a chance, should they desire it, to start anew in communities and homes the government promised to provide them.
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