Jonathan Rosenblum

COVER STORY

Shtadlanim: Zev Wolfson (1928-2012)

Asked by a senior official at Morgan Stanley how he had made his money, he answered without hesitation, “God gave it to me.”

COVER STORY

Shtadlanim: Elimelech Gavriel (Mike) Tress (1910-1967)

Many said of Mike that they never met someone who suffered as he did from another Jew’s pain, and those closest to him attest that he was never the same…

COVER STORY

Shtadlanim: Rabbi Moshe Sherer (1921-1998)

Mike Tress’s passion brought Agudath Israel of America into existence; his cousin Rabbi Moshe Sherer’s strategic acumen, administrative savvy, and unrivalled people skills forged Agudath Israel into a large, highly…

PROFILE

A Rebbe in the Art of Living: Rabbi Naftali HaLevi Neuberger, z”l

Those who described Rabbi Neuberger as a second father attested that he rejoiced in their every success as if it were his own, without the possibility of any admixture of…

RELIGION

Half Shabbos Is No Shabbos

Jewish Week reporter Steve Lipman sent more than a few shockwaves through the Orthodox world with his recent article on texting on Shabbos by teenagers educated in Orthodox institutions. He…

ISRAEL

Nahal Haredi Comes of Age

As our Jeep bounces violently through a valley somewhere in the Jordan Valley, we spot a group of about fifteen khaki-clad soldiers on a nearby hill. The soldiers have been…