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JEWISH WORLD

What Did the Rabbis Have to Say About Anti-Semitism?

Why did the Lord do such a thing? Why the extraordinary anger?

JEWISH WORLD

Anti-Semitism on Campus

The campus is, in some ways, a microcosm of what’s going on in the larger society.

BOOKS

Faith Amid the Flames: The Story of Reb Yosef Friedenson

Even while mourning, our sights are invariably set on the future.

HISTORY

Remembering the 1929 Hebron Massacre

Tensions were brewing; they heard the talk among the Arabs in the street. But no one could have envisioned how…

PEOPLE

When I First Met My Grandfather

‘I’m a very short person; I can’t see what’s on top of your head. But I see what’s in your…

FROM THE DESK OF ALLEN I. FAGIN, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ORTHODOX UNION

Pray for our Government—and for the Freedom It Accords Us

Ever since the Jewish nation was dispersed in galut, we have found ourselves under the sovereignty of countless rulers and…

JEWISH WORLD

The Forgotten Jewish Community of Ecuador

Jewish Action spoke with Rabbi Nir Koren, rabbi of the main Jewish community in Ecuador, and Rabbi Shoshan Ghoori, OU…

PEOPLE

Remembering Sarah Taub

She took her baby home with one question for God. “You gave me this child; what is my mission? Let…

HISTORY

Paving the Way for Women’s Leadership: The OU Women’s Branch

When American Orthodoxy was in its infancy, well before the day school movement, the idealistic, energetic women of the OU…

ISRAEL

The New Chareidim

An increasing number of Chareidim in Israel, both men and women, are finding their way into careers in high-tech, business…

EDUCATION

Innovation Comes to Beitar

“My goal is to preserve our beautiful communities. But sometimes you have to adapt in order to preserve in an…

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