Religion

JEWISH CULTURE

What Do Rabbis Talk About?

The numerous sessions devoted to improving Jewish marriages and family life held at the recent Rabbinical Council of America convention…

RELIGION

What’s the Truth about… “Mar Cheshvan” ?

Misconception: The complete and correct name for the month following Tishrei is Cheshvan, and it is a quaint tradition to…

SUKKOT

The Sukkah: Our Eternal Reminder

Sukkot stands between the world of miracles and what is referred to as the world of nature.

JEWISH LAW

What’s the Truth about . . . Giraffe Meat?

Rabbi Dr. Ari Z. Zivotofsky takes on a commonly-held misconception about an intriguing animal of the wild.

EDUCATION

The Happy, Well-Adjusted Orthodox Dropout

Let's face the facts: across the board, in every sector of American Orthodoxy, our schools are losing a large number…

JEWISH LAW

What’s the Truth About…Hallel on Pesach?

By Rabbi Ari Z. Zivotofsky Misconception:  The sole reason that we do not recite the complete Hallel1 on the last…

HUMOR

“Jewish Faction” Purim Magazine

HISTORY

The Missing Manuscript

By Bezalel Naor As a young man, Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook (1865-1935) had a clear sense of his mission in…

HUMOR

The Three Little Pigs: A Quintessential Jewish Allegory in Deceptive Disguise?

What if "The Three Little Pigs" is really a hidden Jewish parable on our exile, assimilation and redemption?

JEWISH CULTURE

The Slonimer Way

Emunah [faith] which is pure gives the Jew a unique perspective on all of creation. He sees the Creator, may…

JEWISH CULTURE

A Portrait of Moshe “Gabbai”

Reb Moshe ben Chaim Peretz Weiss (1896-1973), universally known as Moshe “Gabbai” or Moshe “Batlan,” was twice a survivor. He…

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