On Tuesday, August 12, 2025, the Queens Jewish community was struck by devastating tragedy. Thirteen-year-old Rachel Aliza bas Ora “Racheli” Nisanov, a”h, lost her life in a jet ski accident in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, while riding with her 16-year-old sister, Aviva Bracha. The girls had been in
What happens when a Jewish man walks into a church ready to convert—and walks out transformed instead? That’s the question Rabbi Yosef Palacci
I. The Enactment
Studies have shown that drinking together increases the likelihood of intimacy in the next few hours. This is especially true if
There’s a powerful Midrash in Yalkut Shimoni that speaks directly to the way we view life, pain, and conflict. The Sifri there addresses the verse
As we prepare for Elul, the season of self-reflection and teshuvah, we often focus outward—on increased mitzvos, on chesed projects, and on
In this week’s parshah, Moshe Rabbeinu says, “Re’eh anochi nosen lifneichem hayom brachah u’klalah”—“See, I place before you today a blessing and a
My mother was a single parent who worked three jobs just to make sure my siblings and I had a roof over our heads and food on the table—so I know the
