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Our Gemara on amud beis uses a prooftext from the story of the destruction of Sodom for a halacha regarding the handful of the Mincha offering that is burned on the altar (Vayikra 2:2). The verse ...

We break no new ground in noting that antisemitism in New York City has moved beyond a troubling trend requiring urgent action. Jewish New Yorkers face a growing, wildly disproportionate share of all ...

There’s a story, a parable, on giving over lessons by the Maggid of Dubno that I really enjoy, so I’ll just repeat it here: There was once a man walking through a forest and as he walked, he noticed ...

At first glance, Tu B’Shevat, the Rosh Hashanah for fruit trees, seems to be of mere technical significance – the calendar marker for the yearly mitzvot that pertain to fruits. Yet, surprisingly, we ...

Two people face the same challenge—same pressure, same setback, same disappointment—and one bounces back while the other collapses. The difference isn’t personality, intelligence, or life experience.

The parsha of Beshalach begins with the word “Vayehi.” This word generally portends trouble. Having experienced the ten unmistakable miracles which led to the Exodus itself, G-d hoped that the People ...

At the age of ten, Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn was arrested for the first time. He had stepped in to defend a Jewish butcher who was being beaten by a police sergeant in the marketplace of Lubavitch.

If two of his high-level appointments are any indication, New Yorkers are facing ominous times under Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration. Indeed, in less than a month in office, Mamdani has taken ...