Dealing With Leftovers

Posted on: September 28th, 2012

The holidays are upon us which means lots of food. So, what to do with all those leftovers? Here are some creative ideas.

All’s Well That Ends Well

Posted on: September 25th, 2012

On August 29, 2011, I took my three kids to a New York Mets baseball game and was sitting in the front row. During the last inning, my 12-year-old son Eliezer was hit in the face by a line drive (the clip is on YouTube, “Baseball hits boy, Mets-Marlins”). He was rushed to the hospital and received eight stitches; he was discharged the next day.

A Megillas Esther In An Ir Hanidachas

Posted on: August 15th, 2012

In this week’s parshah the Torah teaches the halachos of an ir hanidachas – a city where a majority of the inhabitants serve avodah zarah. The halacha is that all of the city’s inhabitants are killed and all of their possessions are burned.

Eternal Love Story

Posted on: August 15th, 2012

Parents know each child is different. Similarly, each month is different; each has a different “personality” and a different function. What is the nature of the month of Elul?

Barack Obama’s 2012 New Year’s Resolutions

Posted on: January 6th, 2012

Obama will eliminate Welfare by requiring all poor people to move in with rich people.

I Walk Alone To Her

Posted on: January 5th, 2012

Her blue eyes stare at me With wonder and hope My heart breaks a little But I still turn around and go.

How’s Beit Shemesh

Posted on: January 4th, 2012

But every place has issues - Monsey, Teaneck, Yerushalayim, Kansas, and even Canada. No place is perfect, and issues need to be dealt with.

A Tale Of Two Movements

Posted on: November 2nd, 2011

Like many other families this past Sukkos, my husband and I took the kids to the park over Chol Hamoed. But we left our mitts and bats in the car when we arrived. This was a trip to Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park.

From Half To Full

Posted on: July 27th, 2011

A recent article in The Jewish Week brought to light something that has been afflicting the Orthodox community for some time now: teenage texting on Shabbos. The practice is becoming increasingly prevalent, especially but in no way exclusively, among Modern Orthodox teens.