Op-Ed By Yosef Shidler: “Yom Tov has come to an end here in Toms River, New Jersey. As we sit and scroll through our phones, trying to make sense of the unfolding events, it’s clear that most of us had heard rumors during Yom Tov about what was happening, while some are just learning now. WhatsApp messages, status updates, and websites are flooded with details from the past 48 hours.” • Full Article

It is ludicrous to claim that the universe has no intelligent Creator. Even in the face of evidence and logical feasibility, scientists have taken a rigidly religious attitude and rejected the existence of a Divine entity • Full Article

Crown Heights has recently been facing a number of issues that threaten the well-being of its residents and the overall livability of the area. In order to address these challenges and restore the community to its former glory, a comprehensive action plan has been devised • Full Article 

An open letter to Shluchim in Ukraine and Russia by Rabbi Chaim Bruk • Dear Shluchim and Shluchos, selfless leaders serving the Jewish communities of Russia and Ukraine, let me begin by taking a moment to wish you a Gmar Chatima Tova, may each of you be signed and sealed in the Book of Life for an awesome 5784 • Full Article

By Rabbi Yehoshua S. Hecht Beth Israel Chabad of Westport/Norwalk, CT  There is something very special about the Jewish calendar year. Especially its beginning. The Jewish New Year 5784, that celebrates the Creation of the Universe, begins this Sabbath, and continues through Sunday at nightfall • Full Article

Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the Alter Rebbe, said, & quote is the way of the Baal Shem Tov (founder of the Chasidic movement) – One must learn a lesson in avodas HaShem (serving God) from every physical thing that one sees or hears • Full Article

My articles on physics and science are not to provide validation or proof for our Holy Torah from science. Our Torah needs no modern-day science that will likely change or be modified to endorse an eternal, unchanging truth and reality • By Rabbi Shlomo Ezagui • Full Article

Op-Ed by Levi Jacobson: This Sunday will mark 35 years since the groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of 770, which took place on the 17th of Elul, 5748 • Full Article

One of the essential themes of Rosh Hashana is accepting God as our ultimate ruler. “Say before me verses of kingship, so I should reign over you.” One of the explanations for the sounding of the Shofar is “like trumpets being sounded at the coronation of the King” • Full Article

As we begin preparing for Rosh Hashana, the time for reaccepting upon ourselves the kingship of Hashem, it is appropriate to speak about two very important and sensitive topics: Tznius and Beards • By Rabbi Gershon Avtzon • Full Article