About a decade ago, a short time after I arrived in Oak Park, Michigan, I visited a doctor for a checkup. I already knew the…
Spring 2011 (5771)
Is Orthodoxy Unhealthy?
As flames enveloped the Warsaw Ghetto, a Polish resident of the city’s “Aryan” side, observing the incineration of his Jewish neighbors, was overheard remarking with
Here are some tips on how to keep the kids engaged and involved during the Seder.
Especially in these difficult economic times, preparing for Pesach can cause many to feel stressed. But who says Pesach has to be costly? We spoke…
Many of us think that because we can’t have bread, rice, pasta or grains on Pesach, we need to offer our families lots of starchy…
Week after week, month after month, year after year, as the global Jewish community continues the unceasing cycle of Torah reading, we have the ability…
Prayer is an intimate conversation of the heart. It is a personal discussion with the Almighty, a laying bare of one’s innermost insecurities and needs.
What is it that distinguishes mankind from the rest of the animal world? Most readers would respond that it is Man’s power of reason, or…
In an essay written on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations, Andrzej Szczypiorski, a Polish writer, addressed the question of “What…
Leaders on the Hill Part II of our series on a new crop of young American Orthodox political leaders—all under forty-five—who are working to improve…
