Rabbi Dovid Jaffee: Which Priorities Prevail? Rav Yisrael Salanter’s Message for Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year. On this day, Hashem forgives our sins. We are commanded to do teshuvah on Yom Kippur, and we spend the day deeply focused on teshuvah and tefillah. Rav Yisrael Salanter observed that when someone is intensely involved in one mitzvah, he might overlook another. Sometimes, people […]
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First Wedding Since October 7 Held at Kibbutz Kerem Shalom
Nearly three years after the October 7 attack, a wedding was held Thursday at Kibbutz Kerem Shalom for the first time since the community was evacuated following the attack. Sivan, who was raised in Kerem Shalom, and her partner, Meir, chose to hold their wedding at the kibbutz swimming pool near the Gaza border, surrounded […]
“Do I want to go in and annihilate them or do I not?”
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is approaching a major decision over whether to resume large-scale military action against Iran. “I have a big decision coming up. Do I want to go in and annihilate them or do I not? It’s a big decision. Anything could happen with me,” Trump told Axios. His comments […]
17-Year-Old Killed by Car in Hadera After Apparent Confrontation
Amichai Atia, 17, from the northern West Bank settlement of Itamar, was killed early Friday morning after being struck by a vehicle in a Hadera shopping mall parking lot following an apparent confrontation. Atia had just attended a late-night Selichot service with fellow students from Hitzim Yeshiva when the incident occurred. Police said the confrontation […]
Kapparos at Lev HaTorah Academy Provides Meaningful Chinuch Experience
Baltimore, MD – September 18, 2026 – Students at Lev HaTorah Academy participated in Kapparos this week, providing them with a meaningful and memorable experience as Yom Kippur approaches. The special program gave the children an opportunity to participate firsthand in this time-honored minhag while learning about its meaning and significance. More than simply experiencing […]
Rabbi Zvi Teichman – E-ZPass to Teshuva
Two weeks ago we read: “And it will be, when all these things come upon you the blessing and the curse which I have set before you והשבות — that you will consider בלבבך — in your heart, among all the nations where the Lord your G-d has banished you, ושבת — and you will […]
