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COVER STORY

Teshuvah After October 7

We conceptualize teshuvah as movement across this scale, from less to more. But on October 7, a spiritual sea change…

COVER STORY

Supporting At-Risk Youth in Israel Post–October 7

A look at OU Israel's Teen Centers

JEWISH SOCIETY

A New Normal?

Pro-Palestinian agitators have found a new venue for their hate-filled protests—our shuls.

HISTORY

The Artistry of the Etrog Box

The design of the etrog box has proved to be inspirational for many Judaica artists, sparking their originality and craftsmanship.

ISRAEL

What’s the Truth about . . . Milchemet Mitzvah?

Misconception: Due to the lack of a properly anointed king and the absence of the urim v’tumim, the defensive wars…

ISRAEL

Holy Pineapples

Truly, I find pineapples tedious. But this call wasn’t about me. It was about helping a farmer during a war…

JEWISH WORLD

Ahavat Yisrael: A Grave Matter

  While hiking in the fall of 2008, a member of Temple Beth Jacob, a Reform synagogue in Newburgh, New…

ISRAEL

My Response to October 7

I No Longer Believe By Rabbi Ron Yitzchok Eisenman I have never recovered from that traumatic day, Simchat Torah in…

HISTORY

Who is Buried in the Vilna Gaon’s Tomb?

The commemoration of the 200th yahrzeit of the Vilna Gaon (19 Tishrei, 1797-1997) last year saw the transformation of the…

ISRAEL

Return to the Hurva

When I had the occasion to attend the brit milah of a family member this year on Yom Ha’atzmaut in…

ISRAEL

Do We Deserve the Land? Two Prominent Rabbis Debate the Theological Significance of the Withdrawal

If a poll were taken amongst religious Israelis about the theological significance of the proposed Gaza withdrawal, many would give…

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