As Jews, we are trained to look at world events differently than others do. My rebbi, the famed Rav Mendel Kaplan, would sometimes interrupt

On Purim, we celebrate the deliverance of the Jewish people from Haman’s sinister plot to annihilate them. We read and study the Megillah, reliving

As Jews, we are meant to live with joy. No matter the situation, we know that everything comes from Hashem, Who seeks our ultimate

Imagine a land where people have no appreciation for music, where the sounds of song are never heard. In a country like that, instruments

This week’s parsha opens with the words, “Ve’aileh hamishpotim asher tosim lifneihem – These are the laws that you shall place before them.” Rabi

Everyone needs to step away now and then. When winter tightens its grip, many northerners head south to Florida, searching for warmth and escape.