Last week, our editor and many of the esteemed columnists wrote about what has been called the Semiquincentennial. My good friend and neighbor, Rav

I’m going to take my cue from Rav Chaim Shmulevitz, who used to give his famous sichos mussar in the Mir on the parsha

This coming Thursday, we will be fasting in commemoration of the churban Bais Hamikdosh and several other national tragedies. I believe that at the

What is the summer for? As a matter of fact, this may be the time to reflect upon why so many negative things have

The school year is ending. The summer has finally arrived. For some, this means camp is looming ahead, for others the country and bungalow

We have always been taught that everything that was created and even invented or discovered is for Klal Yisroel (see, for instance, Vayikra Rabbah,

My rebbi, Rav Yitzchok Hutner, was always exploring the follow-up to a Yom Tov. In his words, “Vos iz gebliben funn — What was

I hope my readers will forgive me. On Lag Ba’omer, I boruch Hashem participated in four weddings, then two more before Shabbos. No complaints,

Since we are now in the period just before Mattan Torah, it is a good idea to listen to Hashem’s instructions about how to

If someone were to ask you, “What’s the worst possible curse?” what would you answer? Of course, none of us want to hear that