Religion
In the Negev region of Israel there is a city called Sderot, which serves as a commercial, medical, cultural and…
Answering the questions of non-Jewish guests poised expectantly around my Shabbos table has forced me to examine and re-examine its…
Jewish Week reporter Steve Lipman sent more than a few shockwaves through the Orthodox world with his recent article on…
It is difficult to describe a faith crisis to someone who has never experienced one.
This past winter, an Israeli woman was granted a new lease on life when she received a new kidney. She…
Here’s a title for a book someone should write, with a nod to Robert Fulghum’s bestseller in praise of kindergarten:…
Texting on Shabbat involves the violation of a number of rabbinic prohibitions and perhaps some Biblical prohibitions as well. We…
As a volunteer leader of Seders in small Jewish communities in a former Communist country, I usually devote my introductory…
Dr. Benzion Sorotzkin Responds In his article “Why Aren’t Our Kids in Shul?” (summer 2011), Rabbi Dr. Jay Goldmintz writes the…
While a job can be a way of contributing great things to the community and the world, I caution against…
Starting in late 2007, the United States, together with much of the world, suffered a steep recession. While…
