S ometimes it feels like the only people who get recognition in shul are the rabbi, the chazzanim, and the president. Today we salute you, the unsung heroes of our shuls. Here are my top five unsung heroes of the synagogue: Shul Security Chairman Standing outside of the entrance to many shuls is
T hrough all of the vicissitudes of a great derashah, our readers were still behooved to add an additional five. After all, the epitome of a great drashah is one which juxtaposes great Torah ideas with even greater vocabulary words. My list had some lacunas, so here are another five: Myriad When “thousands”
For Rav Yehuda Zev Segal ztz”l, the Manchester Rosh Yeshivah, the most seemingly insignificant event became a mussar lesson. Twenty-five years after his petirah, talmidim still integrate those messages
J ewish companies like Manischewitz and Rokeach are not the only providers of products for the Jewish community. Sometimes a non-Jewish company’s products become adopted and beloved by the Jewish community — often unbeknownst to the company itself. I submitted my top five products several weeks ago. Here are the top five reader submissions: Magic
E ven the most yeshivish derashah still includes some fancy terms and vocabulary words. You may not need a PhD in literature to use these words, but the “practical rabbinics” course in semichah studies clearly helps. Here is my Top 5 pick of fancy words that no derashah should be without. Vicissitudes Whether it’s
J ewish companies like Manischewitz and Rokeach are not the only providers of products for the Jewish community. Sometimes, often unbeknownst to the company itself, its products become adopted and beloved by the Jewish community. Here is my top-5 list of products that have achieved this coveted communal placement. Stella D’oro Swiss Fudge Cookies
