Opinion
In many Orthodox shuls today, talking during davening and layning, particularly on Shabbat, has become the norm.
Every year, as certainly as Rosh Hashanah occurs on the first two days of Tishrei and Yom Kippur occurs on…
I am an artist. Dealing with images is my stock and trade, and I know their value. That is why…
I was once told a charming story about a Chassidic rebbe, whose name I’ve conveniently forgotten, who prepared rigorously for…
Teachers today expect a lot. I haven’t done a formal survey, but anecdotally I have come to the conclusion that…
Ah, summer. Barbeques. Sun. Long Shabbatot, beaches and blue skies. And the kids? They’re in day camp, having a blast.…
Early this year, my family celebrated the wedding of my nephew Simcha in Baltimore, Maryland. The wedding was lovely. The…
As a volunteer leader of Seders in small Jewish communities in a former Communist country, I usually devote my introductory…
By Dave Felsenthal Few personal letters still arrive by “snail-mail,” but the pile of catalogs, announcements and…
By Jack (Yankl) Botwinik “Can we stop by the dollar store?” my nine-year-old pleads as we drive home from school.…
Psychologist Ivan Lerner argues that “Tiger Mom” may have a point after all As an educator and a clinical psychologist…
