Merri Ukraincik

COVER STORY

The Accidental Activist: Avi Apfel

To be heavily involved in an initiative like this, you must have thick skin . . . . And that’s before you start fundraising or recruiting a board.

COVER STORY

Getting to the Root of the Story: Meira K. 

"I have a knack for simplifying complicated stories in a way that empowers people to understand the topic and think for themselves." 

COVER STORY

Parenting on Different Pages

Parental religious misalignment—when a husband and wife have varying levels of observance and faith—is not exactly an unknown phenomenon in the Orthodox community. 

JEWISH SOCIETY

The Eruv Revolution

How technology and professionalization are reshaping the eruv industry

COVER STORY

The Blessings of Zoom School

Midway through their first session, the girls disappeared from the screen . . . Hearing sirens, the girls had raced to their shelters.

JEWISH LIVING

Navigating Widowhood in the Frum Community

While living in the frum community as a widow or widower can provide great support, it may also emphasize the loss.

COVER STORY

Meet the New Meat: Plant- and Cell-Based Alternatives

“The possibilities of genetic modification are endless,” Rabbi Nosson Neuberger observes. “If you take the right organism, tweak its DNA and give it the right feedstock, you can have it…

INSIDE PHILANTHROPY

Going Crypto: The Future Of Philanthropy Arrives At The OU

Crypto is hip, and it brings a sense of relevance and cachet to the organization. It sends a message that the OU’s work is cutting edge because the organization is…