Bread is life. There are other components to the human diet, and technically we can subsist on other foods. But there is something about bread which marks it as the quintessential food, and as the metaphor for all that nourishes our existence. Yet for eight days and nights each spring, the Jewish home is transformed into...Read More
There are two days of Purim each year: The 14th of Adar. (March 21st, 2019) The majority of Jews celebrate Purim on this day, and they have been doing so for about two and a half millennia. Reason: This is the day that the Jews rested from the battle against their enemies. The 15th of Adar. (March 22nd, 2019) A...Read More
New York, NY…Kashrus agencies and certifying rabbis will gather for the annual AKO (Association of Kashrus Organizations) Convention on November 15th at the headquarters of the Orthodox Union in Lower Manhattan. According to Rabbi Sholem Fishbane, Exceutive Director of AKO, this year’s annual event is expected to draw well over 100 participants from all parts of the...Read More
Our hearts are broken and saddened by the terrible and brutal murderous attack this past Saturday morning in Pittsburgh, PA. We mourn the 11 who were killed and pray for the injured for a full recovery. May G-d comfort their families and the entire Jewish nation. No words can describe the horror and evil. Jews gathered...Read More
A few weeks ago, my six-year-old daughter did something that greatly upset one of my professional colleagues. At the same time, it made her father enormously proud. It happened when I took her to a television taping. While I answered questions, my daughter chatted with the show’s associate producer, a bright, capable TV veteran I’ve known...Read More
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