Opinion
Want to get a new perspective on being Jewish? Try living on a farm in Maine. I’ve been visiting an…
I may not be a typical Chareidi Jew (if there even is such an animal), but I’m a musmach of…
The fall 2006 issue of Jewish Action contained a debate about intelligent design (ID). Unfortunately, neither of the two proponents…
A recently issued study by the American Jewish Committee suggests that American Jewry is in for a stunning and almost…
Rick Magder practically grew up on a movie set, but he gave up the chance to have a dazzling Hollywood…
Motzei Shabbat. The recitation of the final amen pierces the air like the crack of the starter’s pistol and signals…
Misconception: Nikkur achoraim (rendering the hindquarters of an animal fit for kosher consumption) is a Sephardic practice that is banned…
Misconception: The main purpose of davening (praying) with a minyan is to be able to recite devarim shebekedushah (prayers with…
The most startling finding of the 2001 National Jewish Population Survey (NJPS) was not the intermarriage rate—which has remained stable…
Misconception: If stars are not visible through the schach (roof of the sukkah), the sukkah is invalid.
Misconception: During duchening (when the Kohanim bless the congregation), one should not look at the Kohanim mainly because it can…
