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Reflections on Emunah
How can I write about emunah? I do not feel competent to deal with so great and deep a subject. I only know that our people have been rooted in…
Autumnal Recipes for Thanksgiving Dinner
In anticipation of Thanksgiving, we've selected seasonal recipes from past Jewish Action issues that are sure to have your dinner guests clamoring for seconds.
Remembering Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, zt”l
From fleeing Nazi-occupied France with his family to earning the Israel Prize for Torah Literature, Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein left an enduring legacy. The articles in this section are poignant recollections and…
Rethinking Our Approach to Kriah: Q & A with Kriah Specialist Rabbi Dr. Aharon Fried
What's wrong with the current approaches to teaching kriah? How can we do better?
Chocolate Heaven for Purim
As my kids get older, their interest in what to wear for Purim has taken a decidedly odd turn.
A Business of Her Own
The recession of 2008 may have left thousands of Orthodox Jews out of work, but apparently not out of hope.
The Real Story of Hebrew Pronunciation
“Whanne he cam and was nyȝ þe hous, he herde a symphonie and oþer noise of mynstraleye.” In modern-day English, the sentence above—written in fourteenth-century Middle English—means: “