Rabbi Yitzchok Oratz – Page 2

After the Fall- Parshas Bereishes

For the past thousands of years, at every traditional Jewish wedding, as the bride and groom stand under the Chupah […]

The words parents hate to hear…”But Ma, all the other kids have it!” (Spoken in an appropriately whining, nagging tone.)

I write these words from somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean, as I return home to New Jersey from a week-long

I ran away from school crying on my very first day of first grade. Why, you ask? Was the teacher

“Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me.” Rarely is a slogan so well known,

Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. (“The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus, mounted

‘Tis the season to be materialistic. You can’t get away from it. Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Sensational Super Sale Sunday

Imagine doing a strenuous workout outside on a ninety degree summer’s day. Workout was tough — but you did it.