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OU Convenes Summit On Jewish Day School Affordability
Aware that there is no magic bullet to alleviate the tuition crisis affecting Orthodox families, the OU convened a national summit on educational affordability this past December. The event attracted…
We’re Missing the Point/Between the Lines of the Bible: Exodus
We’re Missing the Point: What’s Wrong with the Orthodox Jewish Community and How to Fix It By Gidon Rothstein OU Press Between the Lines of the Bible: Exodus A Study…
Remembering a Friend
By Joel M. Schreiber Sheldon “Shelly” Rudoff, a”h, 1933-2011 In a famous scene in Tanach, Elisha watches as his master Eliyahu rides up to the Heavens in a chariot of…
Jewish Action Article Gives Life—Literally
This past winter, an Israeli woman was granted a new lease on life when she received a new kidney. She is grateful to the donor. And to Jewish Action. In…
Shabbos: Judaism’s Priceless Treasure
Here’s a title for a book someone should write, with a nod to Robert Fulghum’s bestseller in praise of kindergarten: All I Really Need to Know I Learned from the…
Tuition Talk
Tuition Talk I read with great interest Dr. Simcha Katz’s columns in Jewish Action over the past year in which he describes the Orthodox Union’s activities to pursue government support…
Morality for Muggles: Ethics in the Bible and the World of Harry Potter
Morality for Muggles: Ethics in the Bible and the World of Harry Potter By Rabbi Moshe Rosenberg Ktav Publishing House New Jersey, 2011 128 pages Reviewed by Jack Abramowitz A…