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ISRAEL

Kiruv on the Frontlines

In recent years, there has been a steady and worrisome erosion in Jewish identity among many Israelis. This is especially…

JEWISH LIVING

Putting the “Unity” Back Into “Community”

Mention Edmonton, Alberta, and what comes to mind? The very name evokes a shiver, conjuring images of blizzards and bitter…

JEWISH LIVING

Minyan on the Mississippi

On a recent Friday afternoon, Rabbi Uri Topolosky, the thirty-something-year-old spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Israel in Metairie, a suburb…

PEOPLE

A Living Lesson in Inclusion

Meet Eli Gorelik, the eighteen-year-old gabbai whom Tifereth Israel’s 200-member congregation has come to respect and rely upon. He’s likely…

PEOPLE

Zvi Ryzman

From the Boardroom to the Beit Midrash—And Back Again In the pages ahead, we profile an unusual group of talmidei…

PEOPLE

Bernie Rosenberg

Some people reclaim the past, while others are reclaimed by it. Bernie Rosenberg has gone both ways. His connection with…

PEOPLE

Elihu Levine

Forty-five years ago, when Elihu Levine was an electrical engineer working for ITT Corporation, he was assigned to work on…

ISRAEL

On and Off the Beaten Track in . . . Tel Aviv

On April 11, 1909, sixty families held a historic lottery on the sand dunes along the Mediterranean Sea, just a…

ISRAEL

Tel Aviv’s Religious Renaissance

On the occasion of Tel Aviv’s 100th anniversary, Jewish Action explores religious life in one of Israel’s most secular cities.…

PEOPLE

The Maharal: His Life and Works

On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Maharal’s death, we present several articles highlighting the enormous intellectual and spiritual…

BOOKS

The Adventure of the Maharal of Prague in London: R. Yudl Rosenberg and the Golem of Prague

In this essay, Shnayer Leiman, professor of Jewish history and literature at Brooklyn College of the City University of New…

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