Jewish Thought
I am a mainstream Modern Orthodox Jew, a product of the Jewish day school movement. I’ve served on the boards…
We received many letters in response to our interview with Torah Codes researcher Harold Gans (fall 2007). Here is a…
It is generally thought that scientific knowledge is characterized by objectivity, observation, experiment and reproducibility, whereas knowledge in the realm…
Was Chava actually created from one of Adam’s ribs?
Why do so many people seem to feel that davening begins somewhere around Barchu and actually being on time for…
Throughout the world, groups of women are gathering together to share the importance and power of Amen. In 2001, while…
Misconception: The ideal day to get married is Yom Shelishi (Tuesday) because in the Creation story, the phrase “ki tov”…
By Bezalel Naor As a young man, Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook (1865-1935) had a clear sense of his mission in…
By Dr. Barry Simon The Torah Codes have been much in the news lately because of the flurry of press…
According to recent surveys, the overwhelming majority of yeshivah high school students in Israel dislike learning Gemara.1Alas, this finding was…
This is the essence of Chanukah; the yom tov of man yearning for God, of candles ignited by the spark…
