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On and Off the Beaten Track in … The Hula Valley Nature Reserve

Five hundred million arrive annually. They come by air, but do not have to wait in long lines at passport…

HISTORY

Orthodox Women in the “Wild West”

  If keeping mitzvot in a small Jewish community is a challenge today, imagine how much more of a struggle…

PEOPLE

Finding My Way Back: Shlomo’s Story

I was an extremely creative child. I was a big reader. I would paint, draw pictures and write short stories…

ISRAEL

On Sabbatical: A Rabbi’s Journal

In a series of weekly e-mails that Rabbi Steven Pruzansky sent to members of his shul while living in Modiin,…

ISRAEL

On and Off the Beaten Track in … Mazkeret Batya

The past 125 years have seen the miraculous return of our people to our ancient homeland—Eretz Yisrael. This is nothing…

ISRAEL

Jerusalem Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: A Halachic Perspective

At this point in history, with Jerusalem the focus of attention in political negotiations, it seems particularly appropriate to revisit…

JEWISH LIVING

In the Footsteps of Ruth: A New Paradigm for Conversion

Avraham, a student at Yeshiva University who was about to start dating, recently became aware of a painful fact: his…

HISTORY

From Out of the Depths

“Like sheep to the slaughter.” To many Jews, the Holocaust represents our shameful, oppressed past. “Why should we teach our…

PEOPLE

Is There a Rabbi on the Base? The Life of a Jewish Army Chaplain

In 1967, at the height of the Vietnam War, Chaplain (Colonel) Sanford Dresin, having just received semichah from Yeshivas Chasam…

PEOPLE

Confessions of an Army Wife

Writer Mindy Salazar spoke with Sarai Kashnow about the challenges of being a military spouse, the “toughest job in the…

HISTORY

What’s the Truth about … the Uganda Plan?

Misconception: The early Zionists were offered, and nearly accepted, Uganda as the Jewish homeland. This demonstrates that Zionist Leader Theodor…

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