Jewish World
In recent years, there has been a steady and worrisome erosion in Jewish identity among many Israelis. This is especially…
Mention Edmonton, Alberta, and what comes to mind? The very name evokes a shiver, conjuring images of blizzards and bitter…
On a recent Friday afternoon, Rabbi Uri Topolosky, the thirty-something-year-old spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Israel in Metairie, a suburb…
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…
From the Boardroom to the Beit Midrash—And Back Again In the pages ahead, we profile an unusual group of talmidei…
Some people reclaim the past, while others are reclaimed by it. Bernie Rosenberg has gone both ways. His connection with…
Forty-five years ago, when Elihu Levine was an electrical engineer working for ITT Corporation, he was assigned to work on…
On April 11, 1909, sixty families held a historic lottery on the sand dunes along the Mediterranean Sea, just a…
On the occasion of Tel Aviv’s 100th anniversary, Jewish Action explores religious life in one of Israel’s most secular cities.…
On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Maharal’s death, we present several articles highlighting the enormous intellectual and spiritual…
In this essay, Shnayer Leiman, professor of Jewish history and literature at Brooklyn College of the City University of New…