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South Florida – April 18. 2025

In Print Shelley Benveniste

Q & A: Why No Shehecheyanu For Omer Counting? (Part II)

In Print Rabbi Yaakov Klass

Question: I have been puzzled by the fact that we do not recite the Shehecheyanu blessing when we start the counting of Omer (Sefirat HaOmer). What is the reason? M. Schwartz Via E-mail

The Bitachon Blueprint (Part VIII)

In Print Dr. David Lieberman

As the ego grows and our perspective narrows, unhealthy aspects of our personality begin to surface, filtered through the prism of our insecurities.

Daf Yomi

In Print Rabbi Yaakov Klass

Entitlements ‘Not Returned To His Former Prominence’ (Makkos 12a)

Reflections on the Process of Redemption

In Print Rabbi Zalman Eisenstock

What is the secret of our redemption? What is necessary to bring it about, and why does the Messiah seem to tarry so long, so eternally long?

Haggadot That Defined The Ideals Of The Kibbutz Movement

In Print Israel Mizrahi

Over the years, the Kibbutz movement has produced nearly 1,000 distinct iterations of the Haggadah. Each of these versions carries within it a unique vision of Jewish identity, shaped by the values of the time and the ongoing struggle for national sovereignty.

What The Maidservant Saw Upon The Sea

In Print Avraham Levitt

When Hashem judges us and confers upon us the things we deserve in this world, our Sages teach, He responds to us middah keneged middah, in a manner befitting the conduct we have exhibited.

Don’t Vote For The Zohran: Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani’s Israel Stance Draws Concern

In Print Alan Zeitlin

Jeffrey Wiesenfeld, a former aide to Republican Governor George Pataki and former CUNY trustee, said people should be taking Mamdani’s candidacy more seriously.

The Miracle At The Red Sea

In Print Rabbi Moshe Meir Weiss

It is interesting to note that while everyone assumes that the drowning of the Egyptians in the Red Sea was punishment middah k’neged middah for drowning our children in the Nile, this is really not such a simple explanation.

Immigration Takes Center Stage Between Dems And GOP In Albany

In Print Marc Gronich

With Homan in the Capitol building, Democrats hastily rallied together, leaving debates behind in the Senate and Assembly chambers to show their disdain toward the Trump administration and Homan in particular.

Passover Before & During The Holocaust

In Print Saul Jay Singer

Collins was a passionate critic of antisemitism, as to which he advised his troops: “I know that there exists, in some divisions, what your people call antisemitism. It will not be tolerated in my division. Should it crop up, I will hold you personally responsible if I am not made aware of it immediately.

Essentials Of Judaism: The Essence Of Pirkei Avot

In Print Rabbi Reuven Taragin

Often, people use hashkafa to refer to what distinguishes between different hashkafot (Litvish, chassidishe, modern Orthodox, religious Zionist, etc.). People are eager to understand and appreciate their unique approach. That said, most hashkafic issues, including most central ones, are things all Torah Jews agree upon.

Trump: Absolutely No Nukes For Iran

In Print Editorial Board

The logic of definitively confronting Iran now is manifest. Iran is at the center of a multi-tentacled proxy terrorist network that continues to plague much of the world and which will inevitably become intolerable.

In Defense Of Voting In The WZO

In Print Avi Goldstein

Rav Feldman notes that collaboration with the WZO has meant that Orthodox groups are working together with Conservative and Reform ones. This is true, but so what?

Word Prompt – KARPAS – Yehudah Pryce

In Print Dr. Yehudah Pryce

The karpas initiates a curiosity about our redemption and mission in this world. This aligns with the Sefas Emes, which comments that karpas represents the first stage of avodas Hashem.

Word Prompt – KARPAS – Naomi Nachman

In Print Naomi Nachman

By the time we get to that portion of the seder, we are so famished, that even a plain potato or bitter parsley and celery taste delicious!

Word Prompt – KARPAS – Rochelle Brand

In Print Dr. Rochelle Brand

The salt water represents the tears Bnei Yisrael shed while in servitude and the green vegetable symbolizes spring and the renewal of spirit.

Word Prompt – KARPAS – Cheryl Kupfer

In Print Cheryl Kupfer

Karpas in my home was parsley, although celery was another option. (We did not use potatoes as karpas...)

Word Prompt – KARPAS – Gabriel Boxer

In Print Gabriel Boxer

In Judaism we always have the ability for a fresh new start. The story of Passover depicts us as slaves in Egypt, never giving up the hope of being freed and we persevere, and gain our freedom.

Word Prompt – KARPAS

In Print Jewish Press Staff

Letters To The Editor – April 18, 2025

In Print Our Readers

Time And Its Transcendent Connection To Pesach

In Print Rabbi Shmuel Reichman

Makkas bechoros was unique in that Hashem Himself performed this Makkah (Rashi, Shemot 12:12). The Ramban explains that all the principles of hashgacha pratis were displayed through these events. We were clearly then on an immensely high spiritual level.

Thank You to Celebrities Who Have Been Supportive of Israel

In Print Avi Ciment

All of you, in your own way, came to rallies, visited Israel, sent money, spoke out and endured alienation, hate mail or worse. You did it with the full knowledge that there would be some repercussions, just as many other beautiful souls, like Patricia Heaton, Dr. Phil and Douglas Murray, to name a few, came to the forefront.