Rachel Zamist has lived in the Passaic community for the past 32 years and has watched it grow and transition. She is the beaming mother of Mimi, a student at Rachel’s own alma mater, YBH.

Anniversaries are a time for reflection. This past Shabbat marked the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In addition to fireworks Last week we closed the book on this ...

Lessons for life—and politics—from the mortally wounded. There are very relevant lessons to be derived from a discussion of daf 43 in the Gemara of ...

This summer, while many children may be running away from school and books, I hope to make reading fun. I will be busy learning and ...

Jewish history has never been neutral terrain. From Avraham Avinu’s first command: “Lech lecha… el ha’aretz asher areka” to the prophets’ visions of return and ...

Celebrations have definitely taken on a new appearance over the past weeks. Although the way we mark a momentous occasion may look a little different, Moriah honored Israel at the fourth annual Moriah ...

Reflections on African politics, policy and development The word Ebola is conjuring up fear around the world; breakdowns in Western infection control procedures have ...

The Druze and Jews relationship dates back to the time when Moses’ time in the Sinai when he met Jethro, the prophet, the father of ...

As Yom Tov approaches, many people are buying new clothes, and with it they have to deal with the prohibition of not wearing shatnez—a wool ...

Anthony Awerbuch is a certified Body Language Trainer and an expert in facial expression identification. He has been featured on the “That’s Life” radio show and in various local publications. Anthony ...

Beth S. (Bassie) Taubes, RN, CHC, CYT, is the owner of Wellness Motivations LLC she motivates clients of all backgrounds, ages, and health conditions to engage in improved self-care through ...

Are you drawn to nature? Do you pine for mountains? Valleys? Waterfalls? Do you relish in the few breaths of fresh air that you get ...