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25/11/2025

Rav Yaakov (Jay) Marcus ztz”l – A Dedication by Rabbi Ilan Segal

Rav Marcus, long time rabbi of Young Israel of Staten Island and Nasi of Yeshivat Reish*t, was a visionary who not only dreamed big, but brought his dreams to fruition. I first got to know this consummate rabbi and dynamic leader in his new capacity as Nasi of Yeshivat Reish*t, the yeshivah that his sons Rav Ari and Rav Eli had built in Yerushalayim, where I taught....

Rav Marcus, long time rabbi of Young Israel of Staten Island and Nasi of Yeshivat Reish*t, was a visionary who not only dreamed big, but brought his dreams to fruition. I first got to know this con…

24/11/2025

Rav Yaakov Zvi (Jay) Marcus zt”l, Founder and Nasi of Yeshivat Reish*t Yerushalayim

It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the passing of Rav Yaakov Zvi (Jay) ben Rav Yosef Yechezkel Marcus zt”l, founder and Nasi of Yeshivat Reish*t Yerushalayim and Rabbi Emeritus of the Young Israel of Staten Island. Rav Jay, as he was affectionately known, leaves behind an extraordinary legacy of leadership, warmth, and devotion that transformed the lives of thousands across the globe....

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It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the passing of Rav Yaakov Zvi (Jay) ben Rav Yosef Yechezkel Marcus zt”l, founder and Nasi of Yeshivat Reish*t Yerushalayim and Rabbi Emeritus of the…

22/10/2025

Author of the SHABBAT GUIDEBOOK FOR PARENTS: Halacha of Caring for Infants, Toddlers and Children on Shabbat and Yom Tov

Author of the SHABBAT GUIDEBOOK FOR PARENTS: Halacha of Caring for Infants, Toddlers and Children on Shabbat and Yom Tov

30/09/2025

Posted on JOFA Journal, Spring 2025, p.29 by Rabbi Maya Resnikof I’ve always enjoyed English language halakhah sefarim. There’s a certain peace that comes with clear descriptions of what is and isn’t allowed in a certain circumstance. It’s very calming. The Shabbat Guidebook for Parents has all of that calm joy, with the addition of some very heartfelt pastoral messages introducing and closing each section of the book....

Posted on JOFA Journal, Spring 2025, p.29 by Rabbi Maya Resnikof I’ve always enjoyed English language halakhah sefarim. There’s a certain peace that comes with clear descriptions of what is and isn…

25/09/2025

Posted on Substack by Rabbi Steven Gotlib While I benefit significantly on an intellectual level from almost every book I’m sent to review, there are few that consistently have practical use. Rabbanit Alissa Thomas-Newborn’s Shabbat Guidebook for Parents: Halacha of Caring for Infants, Toddlers, and Children on Shabbat and Yom Tov (Urim, 2025) is one of those few. Since the birth of my now 15 month old daughter, Ruth and I have found ourselves consulting the book on many occasions....

Posted on Substack by Rabbi Steven Gotlib While I benefit significantly on an intellectual level from almost every book I’m sent to review, there are few that consistently have practical use. Rabba…

21/09/2025

Posted on The Jerusalem Post by Malke Bina Written with the sensitivity of a female Torah scholar, Rabbanit Alissa Thomas-Newborn’s Shabbat Guidebook for Parents: Halacha of Caring for Infants, Toddlers, and Children on Shabbat and Yom Tov speaks to parents and grandparents and anyone entrusted with young children. It is a guide to balancing Halacha (Jewish law) and spirituality at the heart of family life....

Posted on The Jerusalem Post by Malke Bina Written with the sensitivity of a female Torah scholar, Rabbanit Alissa Thomas-Newborn’s Shabbat Guidebook for Parents: Halacha of Caring for Infants, Tod…

10/08/2025

Jason Ciment, son of author Norman Ciment, and Tzvi Mauer, Urim publisher, holding Destiny at the Urim booth at the 19th World Congress of Jewish Studies – August, 2025, at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Mount Scopus Campus. Visit us at Urim Publications

Jason Ciment, son of author Norman Ciment, and Tzvi Mauer, Urim publisher, holding Destiny at the Urim booth at the 19th World Congress of Jewish Studies – August, 2025, at The Hebrew University of…

07/08/2025

Author Rabbi Aaron Adler holding his book Seventy Conversations in Transit at the Urim booth at the 19th World Congress of Jewish Studies - August 7, 2025. at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Mount Scopus Campus. Visit us at Urim Publications

Author Rabbi Aaron Adler holding his book Seventy Conversations in Transit at the Urim booth at the 19th World Congress of Jewish Studies – August 7, 2025. at The Hebrew University of Jerusal…

05/08/2025

This guide is an easy go-to for parents to learn how to care for infants, toddlers, and children on Shabbat and Yom Tov. Based on real-life situations and informed by the author’ s shul and chaplaincy experiences as well as her life as a mom, this guidebook offers to-the-point halachic guidance p....

02/07/2025

Posted on Tradition Online by Dov I. Frimer Yes, full disclosure: Rabbi Aryeh Frimer is my brother. And as his younger sibling—a middle child at that—it was only natural that I approach this volume with a predisposition towards being critical. Yet, the truth I could not deny: Aryeh had produced a simply excellent work with a wealth of edifying information, written in an engaging and energizing style....

Posted on Tradition Online by Dov I. Frimer Yes, full disclosure: Rabbi Aryeh Frimer is my brother. And as his younger sibling—a middle child at that—it was only natural that I approach this volume…

22/06/2025

Posted on: Seforim Chatter Seforimchatter Podcast withNachi Weinstein SmallTalk: ArchitecTorah: Architectural Ideas on the Torah (with Joshua Skarf)

Posted on: Seforim Chatter Seforimchatter Podcast withNachi Weinstein SmallTalk: ArchitecTorah: Architectural Ideas on the Torah (with Joshua Skarf)

25/05/2025

Posted on The Jerusalem Post by Barbara Sofer A book that's actually a Passover Haggadah RABBI FRIMER’S Departing Egypt is actually a Passover Haggadah. For decades, he has been delivering an annual Passover lecture, first in the early 1970s at the Harvard-Radcliffe Hillel in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and later at the Rabbi Jacob Berman Community Center-Tiferet Moshe Synagogue in Rehovot. He has condensed highlights of his imparted Passover wisdom to fit into a single 400-page volume....

Posted on The Jerusalem Post by Barbara Sofer A book that’s actually a Passover Haggadah RABBI FRIMER’S Departing Egypt is actually a Passover Haggadah. For decades, he has been del…