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KASHRUT

Hard Truths about Hard Liquor

Drinking is very much a part of Orthodox Jewish life. At a shul kiddush, a wedding or a Bar Mitzvah,…

JEWISH CULTURE

Rekindling the Flame: Neo-Chassidus Brings the Inner Light of Torah to Modern Orthodoxy

A prince once lay dying, and seeing that the doctors could do no more for him, the frantic king sent…

JEWISH LAW

What’s the Truth about . . . the Korbanot?

  Misconception: Leading authorities including Rambam and Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook maintain that korbanot, animal sacrifices, will not be…

CHANUKAH

Chanukah’s Coming: Ta’am to Make the Latkes

I’ve never met a latke I didn’t like. Chanukah is still one of my favorite holidays, and to me, hot,…

JEWISH LAW

Internet Privacy in Halachah

A generation ago, the only way to get information about a prospective business partner, employee or shidduch was to inquire…

JEWISH CULTURE

Embracing Chassidus: Q. & A. with Rabbi Moshe Weinberger

Writer Binyamin Ehrenkranz speaks with Rabbi Moshe Weinberger, the founding rav of Congregation Aish Kodesh in Woodmere, New York, and…

CHANUKAH

Thinking Like a Jew: Reflections on Chanukah

The light of the Chanukah flames testifies to a force that transcends nature, and that force is the power implicit…

CHANUKAH

The “Hole” Truth About Sufganiyot

There is an Israeli folk tale about how the sufganiya, the ubiquitous Chanukah doughnut, got its name.

CHANUKAH

Variations on the Chanukah Theme

Variations on the Chanukah Theme was originally delivered as a sermon by Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm during Chanukah 1958 (5718)…

JEWISH LAW

What’s the Truth about . . . the Arba Minim?

Misconception: It is ideal to hold the lulav (along with the hadasim and aravot) and the etrog together in one…

ISRAEL

The Spiritual Significance of Shemitah

Why would the Torah dictate such a challenging set of laws, requiring that landowners relinquish their land and neither plant…

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