By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin On both Rosh Ha Shana and Yom Kippur, we recite Unesaneh Tokef, one of the most stirring and heartrending tefillos. We...

By: Rabbi Eliyahu Hoffman Parshas Nitzavim contains a section called Parshas ha-Teshuva, The Chapter of Repentance; so called because in this chapter Moshe encourages Bnei...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin Sharon and I came from different backgrounds. I was the rabbi’s daughter, and Sharon grew up in a traditional home. Since...

By: Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb We all have our secret lives. I don’t mean to say that each of us has a sinister side, which we...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin Finders keepers, losers weepers. A child’s chant, but for those immersed in Torah and mitzvos, hashavas aveidah, returning a lost item is...

By: Rabbi Osher Jungreis This parsha contains the most mitzvos of all the parshiot, and they encompass many areas that prepare us for Rosh Ha...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin Sometimes, you hear a story that touches your heart, uplifts your spirit and stays with you for years. Rabbi Yakov Bender, Rosh...

By: Shlomo Katz Rabbeinu Nissim z”l (14th century; Barcelona, Spain) writes that, unlike other nations, the Jews have a dual judicial system. Every nation has...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin While it still be hot outdoors, and the sun is shining brightly, summer is slowly coming to an end. The back-to-school...

By: Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb The old and crumbling building housed a synagogue that was a “gift” from Joseph Stalin to the Jews of Odessa....

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin “V’achalta v’savata, u’veirachta es Ha Shem…, And you will eat and be satisfied, and you shall bless Ha Shem….” (Devarim 8:10) To...

By: Rabbi Pinchas Winston And now, O Israel, what does God, your God, demand of you? Only to fear God, your God, to walk in...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin Shema Yisroel… This week’s parsha, Va’eschanan, contains the opening paragraph of Shema, a prayer that has been on our lips throughout the...

By: Shlomo Katz The haftarah opens: “Nachamu, nachamu” / “Comfort, comfort My people – says your G-d. Speak to the heart of Yerushalayim and proclaim...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin I recently received a clip featuring Rabbi Moshe Weinberger, who shared a story of the Baal Shem Tov’s childhood. The Baal Shem, whose...

By: Rabbi Osher Jungreis Is it possible for a person to really cleanse himself and start life anew? And here too, the prophet assures us, “Let...