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Standing Room Only: The Remarkable Career of Cantor Yossele Rosenblatt

This article originally appeared in the fall 2003 issue of Jewish Action In an obituary for Cantor Josef Rosenblatt, whose…

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Confessions of a Shomer Shabbos Hollywood Screenwriter

It’s Shabbos morning. I’m in shul, davening with the hashkamah minyan, where an undertone of chatter is definitely not the…

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Conversing with Chief Rabbi Dr. Warren Goldstein

From Johannesburg Shall Go Forth Torah  South Africa’s first native chief rabbi, who is successfully strengthening Yiddishkeit on the home…

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Orthodoxy on the Move: Life Beyond New York

  In our cover story, we visit Orthodox communities across the country that have witnessed significant growth over the past…

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From the Ground Up: Growing Torah in the Garden State

A trio of resourceful rabbis discovered the winning recipe to creating a frum community from scratch. They identified regions where…

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Cherry Hill: In-Town Community with an Out-of-Town Feel

Who says you can’t live the out-of-town life without moving from the New York- metropolitan area? What if you could…

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Detroit: Motown’s Orthodox Revival

You would never know Detroit went bankrupt by the looks of two thriving frum communities close to the city. Oak…

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Rebuilding Oceanside In the Aftermath of Sandy

  Hurricane Sandy left the Oceanside, New York community, on the southern shore of Long Island, with many of its…

HISTORY

Lights of Redemption

Once Buried in Warsaw, These Menorot Are Now on Display in Jerusalem In May of 1943, SS General Jürgen Stroop…

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The Changing American Rabbinate

Today’s rabbi needs to be a CFO, fundraiser, program director and mental health professional rolled into one A strong cup…

HISTORY

The Guru of Kashrut: Rabbi Alexander S. Rosenberg and the Transformation of Kosher Certification in America

If you had asked someone a hundred years ago to name the defining characteristic of kashrut in America, they would…

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