Parshat Emor discusses the commandment to count the days between Pesach and Shavuot, however the Torah does not explicitly provide reasoning. The Zohar (III, 97b) comments when the Torah says to count sheva shabbatot temimot (seven complete [or pure] weeks) it is hinting that we are supposed to
New York City is in the middle of an economic boom, breaking record after record when it comes to creating jobs and opportunity. Recently, we
Last weekend, we unofficially kicked off the summer in New York City during Memorial Day weekend. Our beaches are open for the season, and our public
In this week’s parshah (25:35), the p'suk says, "v’chei yimach achicha – if your brother becomes impoverished – umatah yodo imach – and he is in
The Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce's U.S. World Trade Week Grand Finale celebration was a significant event, bringing together world leaders and
Parashat Behar “On the Mountain” is mainly devoted to laws pertaining to the management of land and avadim (bonded servants—often misleadingly
Every G-d-fearing Jew ponders the question, “What should I be davening for?” The powerful and deep query was once answered by the Maggid of Dubno
