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Haviva Kohl

When Haviva Kohl gets into a cab, she informs the driver where she wants to go, and proceeds to ask…

PEOPLE

Of Faith and Fiction: Frum Novelists Go Mainstream

A growing number of frum fiction writers are not only entering the mainstream, they are challenging the widely held assumption…

TRAVEL

Jewish Life In Egypt

Once proud and flourishing, the Jewish communities of Egypt are today on the verge of extinction. With a generous research…

ISRAEL

On and Off the Beaten Track in . . . Herodium

Herod, an architectural genius, built the Herodium, a luxurious and magnificent fortress in the Judean Hills. Nowadays, many Jews flock…

PEOPLE

Meet Michael Borkow: A Comedy Writer Who Takes His Judaism Very Seriously

     Photo: Tim Sullens Smack dab in the middle of a prolific Hollywood career, writing and producing such monster-hit shows…

ISRAEL

Nahal Haredi Comes of Age

As our Jeep bounces violently through a valley somewhere in the Jordan Valley, we spot a group of about fifteen…

INSPIRATION

Soldiers of God: My Time in Nahal Haredi

As a new immigrant to Israel, I volunteered for a two-year stint in Nahal Haredi. During the course of my…

PEOPLE

From NCSY to Nahal Haredi

Josh Tresser, nineteen, of Cleveland, Ohio, had plans to graduate public high school, go off to college in Colorado and…

ISRAEL

There is a Season: Spring in Israel

I grew up in New England. Seasons in New England are the stuff of legend: Raging thunderstorms and scorching heat…

ISRAEL

On and Off the Beaten Track in . . . Ancient Places

In Be’er Sheva, one can walk in the footsteps of our forefather Avraham.  Photos: www.sassontiram.com Although the Bible can be…

HISTORY

What’s the Truth about… Rav Kook’s Hebrew University Invocation

MISCONCEPTION:1 In 1925, in Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook’s invocation for the inauguration of the Hebrew University, he applied the…

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