At the beginning of Parshas Devarim (1:12), the words “Eicha esa l’vadi… How can I alone…” signal the impending fast, mourning and reading of Megillas Eicha on Tishah B’Av marking the destruction of the two Temples in Yerushalayim. Yet, it is a struggle to understand the
Rabbi Yehoshua Lewis is the founder of Mesorah NJ, an outreach network in New Jersey, reaching out, inspiring and educating university students and young professionals. Chapters have been established in Highland Park, Morristown, and Hoboken/Jersey City. We asked
Consider the following common scenario. After years of hard work and honing your professional skills, you are promoted to a position of leadership. You’re all raring to go, but lack a real awareness of what it means to shift from being led to becoming the new boss.
Ordinarily, summer is the time to plan an annual escape from work, school or routine. Travel has become such a popular and integral part of our lifestyle that the tourism industry is bracing for a record-breaking summer. Airlines for America projects 234 million passengers
At NLE Resources, we keep our eye on the news to bring you timely articles and links that we think a rabbi or Jewish educator would find interesting! We have decided to share some of these links in a weekly feature on the blog. Enjoy!
Rabbi Avraham Zakutinsky recently published an English halacha sefer, The Gates of Joy, addressing the laws and customs of the Jewish wedding. The sefer begins with the engagement period and continues through the shana rishona. The Gates of Joy also features
At NLE Resources, we keep our eye on the news to bring you timely articles and links that we think a rabbi or Jewish educator would find interesting! We have decided to share some of these links in a weekly feature on the blog. Enjoy! 1) Survey: 44,000,000 Americans have a side hustle 2) Negotiate... Read more »
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Israel on Monday for his three-day historic visit, the first-ever by an Indian Prime Minister. The leaders are seeking to strengthen the India-Israel relationship on a range of areas including defense, technology, agriculture,
Looking for a Three Weeks film that will really get people thinking? Want to make an impression about the importance of increasing ahavas Yisroel during this time? Need a film which can be enjoyed by yeshiva graduates as well as baalei teshuva and the not-yet religious? Torah Live
The Green Speech Campaign is an annual Jewish unity project that focuses on bringing Klal Yisroel together by studying aspects of shemiras halashon and ahavas Yisroel. The brainchild of Rabbi Mike Stern of Rabbi Without Walls and with educational material provided by www.journeytobetterspeech.com and the Chofetz Chaim
At the beginning of Parshas Devarim (1:12), the words “Eicha esa l’vadi… How can I alone…” signal the impending fast, mourning and reading of Megillas Eicha on Tishah B’Av marking the destruction of the two Temples in Yerushalayim. Yet, it is a struggle to understand the 
