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ISRAEL

On & Off the Beaten Track in … Tel Beit Shemesh

Recently, I mentioned to a friend who lives in the growing city of Beit Shemesh that I would be writing…

ISRAEL

Religious Zionism- What’s Next? A Symposium

Avi and Peter Abelow Rachel Saperstein, now a resident of the Jerusalem Gold Hotel, is a friend of ours who…

ISRAEL

On and Off the Beaten Track In… Metzudat Koach—the Koach Fortress

Sandwiched between Pesach, the holiday marking our redemption from galut (exile), and Shavuot, the holiday when we celebrate receiving the…

FOOD

What’s the Truth about . . . Eating a Sandwich Wrapped in a Napkin?

What do you do if you need to wash before eating bread but you don't have water?

HISTORY

A Chaplain’s Tale During the Korean War

Rav Hutner wasn’t too concerned about my joining the Air Force. Okay, so you’ll be there for two years. You’ll…

HISTORY

The Warsaw Ghetto: An Eyewitness Account

Excerpts from the journal of a Chassidic Jew's life in the Warsaw Ghetto

BOOKS

Torah from the Years of Wrath: The Historical Context of the Aish Kodesh

A collection of derashot delivered within the darkness of the Warsaw Ghetto, the result is one of the most important…

COVER STORY

In Print: The Thriving Orthodox Press

The explosion in English-language Orthodox print media is a wonderful development, especially for those of us who recall the days…

COVER STORY

Early Orthodox Journalism

Hyper-connected as we are today to multimedia sources of information, with global news instantaneously available at our fingertips, it takes…

COVER STORY

The Jewish Observer: Champion of the Orthodox Right

In March 1970, Rabbi Yitzchok Hutner expressed concern about the state of public opinion among America’s Jews. He described the…

HISTORY

The True Power of the Jewish Woman

In the millennia-long struggle against assimilation, Jewish women exhibited remarkable spiritual strength. We all know of the great contributions to…

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