Bnai Jacob Shaarei Zion Celebrates Special Event Honoring Rabbi and Rebbetzin Rose
By: Beth Adler Bnai Jacob Shaarei Zion was filled with almost 300 people celebrating the installation of Rabbi Daniel and Yocheved Rose as Rav and Rebbetzin of BJSZ. Although the installation had been delayed because of Covid, Rabbi and Rebbetzin Rose have been leading our shul for the last 18 months, rising to the challenge […]
Finding your Starting Line
Net Worth Statements and Ending the endless failure of new year’s resolutions! New Year’s Resolutions…..great in theory, hard in practice. Just check gyms across the country the week after January 1st, and then about 3 weeks later. Emptied out a bit, huh? As well intentioned as resolutions can be, intentions alone aren’t always enough. As […]
Beach Bums
Rabbi Zvi Teichman A superficial reading of the events leading up to the splitting of the sea reveal a massive deception taking place. The Jews ostensibly left for only a three-day journey. It was merely a ruse. Pharaoh gets wind of their intention not to return and pursues them with a vengeance. G-d then instructs […]
Hypnotherapy
By: Rabbi Azriel Hauptman Hypnotherapy is when one utilizes hypnosis for therapeutic purposes. The myths about hypnosis abound, as many people associate hypnosis with swinging pendulums and complete mind control of the one being hypnotized. Therefore, in this brief overview of hypnotherapy, we will try to describe what it is and how it works, and […]
Parshas Beshalach
Rabbi Berel Wein If a person lights even a small candle in a dark room, the resultant light is instantaneously recognizable. Even the flickering of the smallest of candle shines brightly in an enclosed space that is dark. However, if one is to light even a large candle in a room filled with brilliant sunlight […]
Laniado Hospital appoints Rabbi Daniel Skurnik as Mid-Atlantic Director
The Laniado Development Fund (LDF) of Laniado Hospital of Netanya, Israel is pleased to announce that Rabbi Chanan Daniel Skurnik of Baltimore, Maryland will serve as our Mid-Atlantic Director. Rabbi Skurnik has extensive experience in development, community relations, and non-profit organizational management. More importantly, Rabbi Skurnik’s character is perfectly aligned with Laniado Hospital’s mission of […]
OU Women’s Initiative Celebrates First Nach Yomi Siyum
This January, the Orthodox Union Women’s Initiative will be celebrating the culmination of its first two-year Nach Yomi cycle featuring shiurim from women scholars, with a series of celebratory events in New York, Israel and across the country. The Torat Imecha Nach Yomi program began in January 2020 and has featured daily downloadable audio shiurim […]
Saving for College Education
A September 2021 article in US News & World Report noted that over the last 20 years, average tuition and fees at in-state tuition at public universities increased by 211%. Contrast that to a 54% increase in the total consumer price index over the same period, and the high stress and anxiety that families feel […]
613 Seconds With Rabbi Daniel Rose
Rabbi Daniel Rose, Bnai Jacob Shaarei Zion Tell us about yourself. I grew up in Baltimore and am very glad to have spent almost my entire life here. My wife, Yocheved, and I have seven children, ka”h, between the ages of 15 and 2. Before becoming the Rabbi at BJSZ, I served as the assistant rabbi for […]
Rabbi Menachem Genack, CEO of OU Kosher, Presents Shiur at STAR-K
By Margie Pensak In November, at the annual Kosherfest trade show, the President of STAR-K Kosher Certification, Dr. Avrom Pollak, met with Rabbi Menachem Genack, CEO of OU Kosher. During the conversation, Dr. Pollak extended to Rabbi Genack an invitation to visit STAR-K headquarters and deliver a shiur for the staff of Kashrus Administrators. Rabbi […]