Fall 5762/2001 Vol. 62, No. 1 FEATURES Dimensions of Torment: A Young Man’s Story of Surviving Depression Nathaniel Helfgot Are We Still a Holy…
Fall 2001 (5762)
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We are repeatedly summoned in the Torah “to be holy.” The exhortation features prominently at the beginning of parshat Kedoshim where it is based upon…
The crisis in Israel continues unabated. The Hebrew word for crisis is mashber, from the root shin-bet-resh, lishbor, which means to break. A crisis is…
A sad and poignant commentary on the state of society today is the popularity and acclaim of two books regarding the sexualization of society and…
The confrontation between Jewish life and values and the surrounding culture takes many forms and the ensuing conflicts have varied from generation to generation. At…
In reviewing Yoram Hazony’s The Jewish State--the Struggle for Israel’s Soul (Winter 5761/2000), Rabbi Berel Wein describes the way a “relatively small cadre of people”…
Misconception: During duchening (when the Kohanim bless the congregation), one should not look at the Kohanim mainly because it can lead to losing one’s vision.…
At Mount Sinai, when God first hinted to us what it would be like to live Torah lives, He promised: “You will be a kingdom…
The man painting our apartment in Israel took out his lunch, washed his hands and recited the Hamotzi. Then he touched the bread and kissed…
It can happen in the best of families” is an expression often heard in regard to rebellious teenagers. Indeed, when a teenager goes “off the…
