Marching Orders: Considering the Lubavitcher Rebbe's Impact Twenty-Five Years Since His Passing

How can this generation be educated as to Israel’s history, the majesty of its rebirth, the inherent connection of the Jewish people to the land…

Reviewed by Henry Abramson Rabbi David Bashevkin has written a great book. Building on his more sober Hebrew-language Berogez Racheim Tizkor (New York, 2015), Rabbi…

Why, indeed, is so much rabbinic attention given to laws that our communities have for so long been unable to practice?

I cried for the fetus, who would never live, never see life with all its grandeur and opportunity and complexity, all its joys and all…

CHALLENGES TO EMUNAH I read your special section on belief (“The State of Orthodox Belief,” summer 2019) with great interest. May I suggest the following…

Multiple approaches to Orthodox life have always existed. Occasionally, however, an approach to observant Judaism, though not ideal, is introduced to ensure the preservation of…

She told him, with the strength of faith that only a survivor could muster: “Max, you need to stop; we don’t run anymore.”

In my day-to-day work, I see people struggling to make changes all the time.

Happenings Around the OU Supporting Innovation Following the success of its inaugural year, the OU’s Impact Accelerator—created in 2018 to identify and invest in ventures…

Portrait of Philanthropy Shalom and Iris Maidenbaum By Pnina Baim Shalom and Iris Maidenbaum from Lawrence, New York, have been involved in Jewish and Zionist…