Rabbi Chanan Morisson Suitable Wicks and Oils The Mishnah (Shabbat, chapter two) discusses which wicks and oils are suitable for Sabbath lights. Certain materials may not be used for wicks since they make ‘the flame sputter’ and fail to burn evenly; and certain oils may not be used because ‘they do not flow freely to … Read more
One can be shocked by good things! Att’y Stephen M. Flatow, A Jewish ambassador to Israel who is more sympathetic to Israel than to the Palestinians, and who will respect the wishes of the Israeli public and government? Shocking! I’m not being sarcastic. It really is shocking. Critics of Israel are so accustomed to Jewish … Read more
Moshe Kempinski Life Lessons from the Torah Reading There are points in our lives where after years of striving and struggles one yearns for an oasis in time to rest and enjoy achievements, family and wisdom gleaned from life’s experience. Yet it seems that at those times new challenges suddenly arise and new difficulties need … Read more
Rabbi Chanan Morisson Having survived the trickery of uncle Laban and the enmity of his brother Esau, Jacob finally returned to his homeland. “Jacob arrived whole (shalem) to the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan” (Gen. 33:18). In what way was Jacob shalem? The Talmud explains that he was “whole in body, whole … Read more
by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller Don’t be silent. Advocate for Israel. Recent years have seen a surge of anti-Israel rhetoric on campuses, religious organizations, unions, and local municipalities as BDS (“boycott, divestment, sanction”) movement targeting the Jewish state. Under the banner of BDS, Israel is routinely being falsely accused of war crimes, genocide, ethnic cleansing, … Read more
Moshe Kempinski Rabbi Chanan Morisson Life Lessons from the Torah Reading The turmoil of life can sometimes make us feel very alone. We at times are left in solitude with our fears, our pains and our own insecurity. We sense that this loneliness is a curse while in fact it may actually be a blessing. … Read more
Moshe Kempinski Life Lessons from the Torah Reading Yaacov (Jacob) , our forefather, was the father of all the Jewish people throughout the generations. Abraham had an Isaac and an Ishmael. Isaac had a Yaacov and an Esau. Yet it is from Yaacov that the twelve sons arose and created the people of Israel. Yaacov … Read more
Att’y Stephen M. Flatow, Despite this record of being consistently wrong on Israel and the Palestinians, Ross is at it again. (Stephen M. Flatow, a vice president of the Religious Zionists of America, is an attorney in New Jersey. He is the father of Alisa Flatow, who was murdered in an Iranian-sponsored Palestinian terrorist attack … Read more
