YIKGH Recognizes Rabbi Yoel Schonfeld On 30 Years Of Service
This past Sunday evening, June 26, the Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills held a dinner celebrating its 70th anniversary and honoring its Rabbi and...
We Defy The Odds
What were the chances that our father, Avraham, would have a son at the age of 100?
Summer Is No Time For The Blues
Everybody likes a summer vacation, but in the last two years taking one was difficult. The pandemic, quarantines, rioting, and economic hardships...
It’s Supreme
Before I get to portion of the column that I had anticipated I would write, I will digress. On June 26, I went on the Discover Hudson Valley Bike...
Style & Living
The Dating Game
Dating in Israel is a far cry from the way things were back in my dating days of which I have such fond memories. (If you believe that, have I got a...
Zichron Yaakov
When we received the invitation to a family engagement party in Zichron Yaakov, I was thrilled despite the distant location. The picturesque town,...
An Unusual Road To Shabbos Observance
Gary and Lisa were a young married couple living happily in South Africa back in the mid-1990s. They both worked in the field of corporate clothing, with...
Torah
Korach: No Status Quo
Another episode of conflict, I presume? The parshah may bear the name of Korach, but we cannot forget the volatile role of Dasan and Aviram, the...
The Heart Attack That Wasn’t
A religious Jew by the name of David Gellis was on a business trip to Chicago. He spent an entire week involved in business and, upon its...
Sh’lach: Don’t Tell Me What to Do!
Sh’lach: Don’t Tell Me What to Do! Sefer BaMidbar is filled with one tragic mistake after another. This week’s disaster is the episode of the spies...
