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I have been teaching Creative Writing, in both English and Hebrew, for more than thirty years. I’ve taught children as young as nine and adults up to the age of 95....

  This shiur is given in memory of Rabbi Genack’s mother, Rosa Shoshana bat Dov-Ber, z”l, on her 29th Yahrtzeit.

One need only watch Shwekey’s video to his song “Lo Yaavod” to be awakened to the reality of what’s happening now. In the video, there is a screening machine with titles...

One of the most striking things that I have heard from students and families about the first Shabbat under quarantine has been the extent to which so many people created a...

The Purim miracle was a “milestone moment” in Jewish History as a nation, faced with almost certain annihilation, was rescued by Divine intervention. Unlike the Exodus from Egypt, the Purim experience...

As Purim approaches, the words “v’hahafoch hu” ring through the air. Purim is a celebration of the complete overturning of danger to our people: what was up, went down; what was...

Our Shuls are designed to help us feel closer to G-d through the holy rituals we perform, the spiritual atmosphere we soak in, and the supportive and caring kehillah (community) we become part of. It’s a place where we bring our children to teach...

Tu B’Shevat is coming this Monday, February 10th, and it marks what is often referred to as “The Jewish New Year for Trees”. In halachah, it separates one year from the...

“The oldest generations is the most religious; the youngest are the most nonbelieving.” So wrote Lane Greene in a recent article in The Economist. Greene traced faith in the U.S., in...

The elections for the American delegation to the World Zionist Congress are underway, and unlike a normal election, voters have over a month to make their choice. One of the major...