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Yes, There Are Jews in Charlotte: Living Jewishly in the American South 

In densely Orthodox areas, it’s easy to forget—or never know about—the breadth of Jewry and how Jews live so differently…

HISTORY

Hakham Tsevi Ashkenazi and the Battlegrounds of the Early Modern Rabbinate 

Since the 2024 pogrom in Amsterdam cast a grim shadow over the Dutch city’s reputation, this book serves as a…

JEWISH LAW

Reviews in Brief – Summer 2025 

Rabbi Hershel Schachter’s Collected Writings, I; 1.8 Million Minutes and Counting: Celebrating & Contemplating My First 40 Years in Jewish…

FAMILY

Keeper of the Tefillin

I marveled at the timelessness of our mesorah. Here I was, employing twenty-first-century technology to preserve nineteenth-century tefillin—the same ones…

FAMILY

Buckle Up and Bond: Tips for a Fun Road Trip

Going on a road trip? Here are some fun ideas to keep everyone in the car entertained. 

FROM THE DESK OF RABBI MOSHE HAUER

Seeing the Light

What made these young people shine? . . . The key element that produced that light in their eyes and…

PARENTING

The Tri-State’s Best Kept Secrets 

Can’t-miss activities in and around New York to make your Chol HaMoed anything but boring

FROM THE PAGES OF JEWISH LIFE

The Great Moror Merchant

This charming story, based on true events, appeared in the March-April 1963 issue of Jewish Life, the precursor to Jewish…

COVER STORY

Leaving the Fold: The OU’s new study provides insight into attrition

The study aims to develop a more robust and wide-ranging understanding of the different ways and reasons people leave Orthodoxy.

COVER STORY

Why Study Attrition?

When those raised Orthodox don’t stay Orthodox, it is seen—and indeed deeply felt—as a communal failure, as if one of…

COVER STORY

The Role of the Rabbi

What the study reveals about relationships with religious figures

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