Religion
Misconception: All boys must begin putting on tefillin thirty days before their bar mitzvahs. Fact: There are two main opinions…
Who affected you? Which teachers or rebbeim have had a positive impact on your life? We’d love to hear your…
Think it’s too late for your tech-napped child? Take heart. Hope comes in unexpected forms–sometimes in a khaki uniform. Orthodox…
What's wrong with the current approaches to teaching kriah? How can we do better?
Rabbi Shmuel Eidels (1555-1631), known as the Maharsha, presents the following regret in his introduction to his commentary on the…
Kriah difficulties Learning challenges Lack of proficiency in Chumash Unmotivated students Incredibly, a solution to these problems can be found…
Sukkot celebrates the final gathering of the harvest before the winter. Meals are served in the Sukkah, which symbolizes the…
In addition, an important responsa by Rabbi Chaim Sofer14 addresses the Ashkenazic custom of decorating synagogue arks with sculpted lions.…
Attending a halachah seminar for women at a prominent Orthodox institution several years ago, I found myself—along with two others—cast…
A symposium which opens by asking participants to identify “our generation’s greatest achievement” was, presumably, planned by an optimist; and…
Dr. Kolbrener’s critique of my essay is unquestionably framed within the language and context of what Coventry Patmore denominated “the…
