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The Rebbe and the Rav

There was a knock on the door when I was visiting my rebbe, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, to express my condolences…

PEOPLE

The Contributions of the Lubavitcher Rebbe to Torah Scholarship

We live in an age of specialization, which has convinced us that even our greatest leaders excel in only a…

ALIYAH

ANGLOS WHO HAVE HAD AN IMPACT

In this section, we take a look at Anglos who have had an extraordinary impact on Israeli society be it…

PEOPLE

Rabbi Matis Greenblatt: A Dedicated Editor Retires

After attending a meeting with a group of various individuals, Sheldon Rudoff, a”h, suggested I speak to one of the…

JEWISH CULTURE

Standing Room Only: The Remarkable Career of Cantor Yossele Rosenblatt

This article originally appeared in the fall 2003 issue of Jewish Action In an obituary for Cantor Josef Rosenblatt, whose…

PEOPLE

Confessions of a Shomer Shabbos Hollywood Screenwriter

It’s Shabbos morning. I’m in shul, davening with the hashkamah minyan, where an undertone of chatter is definitely not the…

PEOPLE

Conversing with Chief Rabbi Dr. Warren Goldstein

From Johannesburg Shall Go Forth Torah  South Africa’s first native chief rabbi, who is successfully strengthening Yiddishkeit on the home…

HISTORY

Rabbi Herbert S. Goldstein: The Pioneering Rabbi

What was it like to be an Orthodox rabbi in America a century ago? By Aaron I. Reichel Much of…

PEOPLE

The Rabbi in the Public Square

It is easy to forget that the jovial pulpit rabbi leading the song sits in Britain’s House of Lords.

INSPIRATION

Scoring for God: The Spiritual Journey of Former Basketball Star Doron Sheffer

Grasping a basketball in his enormous hands, Doron Sheffer looks slim and nimble enough to hit the court again as…

PEOPLE

Two Rabbis—A Father and Son—Discuss the Changing Landscape of the American Rabbinate

After Shacharit services at his Queens synagogue one recent Friday morning, Rabbi Yoel Schonfeld, as on most weekday mornings, drives…

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