Religion

FAITH

Questions, Answers and Silence: Reflections on the Tsunami

Writing in The Sunday Times of London on the Asian tsunami, Minette Marrin (who describes herself candidly as “an unbeliever”)…

INSPIRATION

Encountering Orthodoxy

Despite my growing interest in Judaism, my exposure to Jewish people and to the Jewish religion was limited—until university. I…

JEWISH THOUGHT

What’s the Truth About…Har HaBayit?

MISCONCEPTION: Many religious Jews do not visit Har HaBayit (the Temple Mount) today. This is because we are all presumed…

INSPIRATION

Achdut on the Field

The umpire didn’t have to call “Game suspended” when a few dozen Orthodox men playing softball on a Catskills field…

INSPIRATION

Birkat haChammah: An Evocative Blessing

Why Is This Erev Pesach Different From Every Other Erev Pesach? To a Jew every mitzvah is treasured; each is…

PASSOVER

In Search of a Stress-Free Pesach? Try Calling Your Local Pesach Organizer

Jewish life, with Shabbat as a weekly benchmark and holidays every few months, could use a dose of organization any…

INSPIRATION

Holding on or Letting Go?

Reflections on Hospice in the Jewish Tradition I will never forget Jay. Jay Gold was a high-powered, successful forty-six-year-old Wall…

JEWISH LAW

Chametz Sheavar Alav haPesach: The Supermarket Controversy

An exciting aspect of Torah study is the application of the age-old principles of halachah to the modern world in…

INSPIRATION

Spiritual Investment—Capital Gain

Ask most parents how much financial capital they possess and they will think you are on the verge of making…

JEWISH CULTURE

Reflections on Being a Loser at Jewish Geography

“And tell me, where did you used to daven?” It was an innocent question, e-mailed by a stranger seeking my…

INSPIRATION

Super Choice

With the Super Bowl quickly approaching, Rabbi Ilan Feldman recalls how football brought a few fans to higher spiritual heights.

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