An anecdote resonates in my mind: Raphael Waldman, who had been a journalist at the Baltimore Sun before accepting Torah observance, described an early experience as a guest at an…
A sort of culture has emerged, predominant at least in the yeshivah world, which defines the month of Elul as a time for cultivating trepidation. With the Days of Awe…
This article originally appeared in the Winter 1996 issue of Jewish Action There is a price tag affixed to the Jewish legal principle of mitzvah enhancement. This principle, known in…
Leaders on the Hill Part II of our series on a new crop of young American Orthodox political leaders—all under forty-five—who are working to improve American life and society. At…
“This is a story about kiddush Hashem, not about any individual,” says the rabbi who stood at the center of one of the more fascinating episodes in recent history. The…
I have persistently promoted a grand heresy . . . that Elul is primarily a time of love.
