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ISRAEL

On and Off the Beaten Track in … Atlit

In 1897, at the First Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland, Theodor Herzl challenged the Jewish people with the words, “If…

ISRAEL

On & Off the Beaten Track in … Yavneh

Masada is without a doubt one of the most frequently visited sites in Israel, outside of Jerusalem. The mountaintop, once…

KASHRUT

The Bug Stops Here: Meet “Dr. Bug,” the Newest OU Kashrut Consultant

Despite their childhood misgivings, Americans have been eating a lot more green stuff in recent years—(even spinach!). For kosher consumers,…

JEWISH WORLD

Comics for Chinuch?

For decades, society considered comics to be “kid stuff.” Pictures were art, words were literature, but put the two together…

HISTORY

Friends and Foes: Who’s Who in the Christian World

The young Rabbi Yonatan Eibeschuetz watched from his front yard as a drunken Gentile peasant meandered down the street. Spotting…

PEOPLE

The OU Honors Gustave and Henriette Jacobs with Kashrut Chair

At a dinner reception attended by a large gathering of Jewish communal leaders at Orthodox Union headquarters in New York…

ISRAEL

On & Off the Beaten Track in … The Waters of Hatzbani River

Even in the Galilee and the Golan with its breathtaking greenery, a spot with lush greenery and rushing streams is…

ISRAEL

Orthodox Union Leaders Meet with American Policy Makers during Mission to Washington, DC

One hundred national lay and rabbinic leaders of the Orthodox Union traveled to the nation’s capital this past May for…

LIFE ORDEALS

The Making of a Jewish Sergeant: Keeping the Faith in Iraq

Adam Campbell readily admits: “I’m not your average Jewish guy.” At twenty-two, Campbell served in the US Army’s Special Operations…

JEWISH WORLD

Orthodoxy on the Periphery—Where it Counts

By Chaim E. Schertz For Orthodox Jews, the real distinction between a large city and a small one is the…

JEWISH WORLD

Life West of the Hudson

By Daniel Alter For a large segment of Orthodox Jews in America, “out of town” used to refer to any…

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