In this week’s parshah, a census is taken of klal Yisrael. The shevatim (tribes) are all counted. Each time a shevet is counted, the resulting number is rounded off to hundreds. For example, shevet Reuven has 46,500 people, shevet Shimon has 59,300 people, and shevet Yehudah has 74,600 people
Parshat Emor discusses the commandment to count the days between Pesach and Shavuot, however the Torah does not explicitly provide reasoning. The
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
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
