Dina Najman, rosh kehila (head of the congregation) at Kehilat Orach Eliezer on the Upper West Side, spends a majority of her day answering halachic questions, teaching classes expounding upon Jewish texts and counseling couples and individuals who are having personal difficulties. Her male rabbinic colleagues often consult with her on […]

Though his family is not chasidic, Yinon Badichi grew up in a chasidic enclave in Jerusalem where everyone, it seemed, dressed identically. “The men wore the same black shoes, the same black pants and same black hat,” says the 33-year-old fashion designer turned entrepreneur. “The only thing that really defined them was the […]

The pushke, or charity box, may well be a relic of the past to many members of the younger generation of Jews. In fact, promotional materials for eCharityBox paint the small tin can as a PC in a world of Macs — not only old school, but also a barrier to giving for those who […]

It wasn’t until his mother, Irene, passed away in December 1986 that Stuart Waxenberg found out about Josef. In emptying the contents of his mother’s safe deposit box, he found a card listing the gravesite of Josef Kleizman, a maternal uncle he had never heard of before.
“Mother never talked about it,” he […]