Jewish World
During Israel’s War of Independence, the construction of the Burma Road, a bypass to Jerusalem through the mountains, was an…
Almost 2,000 years ago our forebears were uprooted from Judea. Though dispersed and scattered throughout the world, They continuously and…
Sixteen years ago, I published an article in Jewish Action entitled “Breezes of Redemption.” It was reflective and hopeful, and…
One of the most hackneyed things one can say about Israel is that it is a land of contrasts, which…
“We gratefully thank You… for Your miracles that accompany us daily.” (Shemoneh Esrei, Siddur) The first of the Ten Commandments,…
Yom Hazikaron (Israel’s Memorial Day) and Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel’s Independence Day), two consecutive days in May, dramatize both the pain…
On March 21, 2002, a suicide bombing on Rechov King George in Jerusalem killed three people and injured eighty-seven. Though…
In the winter of 2001, David Rubin and his three-year-old son Reuven (“Ruby”) were driving on Patriarch’s Road from Jerusalem…
You will not enjoy reading Mourning Under Glass. And that is exactly why you should read it. It is not…
A selection of responsa from Rabbi Ephraim Oshry, the spiritual leader of the Kovno Ghetto during the Holocaust.
Some want to avoid hormones, some care about ethical treatment of workers, and some just want a really good steak.
