At a festive Investiture Dinner in New York City on December 19th, Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander was installed as President and Rosh HaYeshiva of Ohr Torah Stone, one month after the investiture season was launched with an Israeli event at the Jerusalem Theatre. Photos Message from Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks HIGHLIGHTS: ISRAEL INVESTITURE Scores of …
Darbie Sokolow Is Loving the Life and Learning at Lindenbaum By JLNJ Staff | December 20, 2018 Darbie Sokolow is studying at Midreshet Lindenbaum in Jerusalem. She grew up in Englewood and attended Ramaz. Her family davens at Congregation Ahavat Torah and the East Hill Synagogue. In the summers she’s attended Camp Seneca Lake, where …
Shabbat Shalom: Parshat Shemot (Exodus 1:1-6:1) By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Efrat, Israel – “Blessed art Thou, Lord our God, and God of our fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob…” (The Opening Blessing of the Amida) The opening of the Amida prayer stops with Jacob’s name. But why should …
