Jewish Action posed a number of questions to leading rabbis and mental-health professionals about the various challenges facing the contemporary Orthodox family. Contributors were asked…
Spring 2012 (5772)
Getting Shabbos Right
Be Pro-active. Set up a schedule and plan ahead for the week and weekends so that the kids have time for supper and homework and…
The Best Is Yet to Be: Women Share Their Midlife Challenges and Triumphs Edited By Miriam Lieberman Targum Press Brooklyn, 2011 447 pages Reviewed by…
In today’s increasingly unpredictable economic times, more and more frum Jews are following their passions and choosing unconventional careers, finding that sometimes it pays to…
Jewish Week reporter Steve Lipman sent more than a few shockwaves through the Orthodox world with his recent article on texting on Shabbos by teenagers…
Rabbi Chanan Porat, circa 1988. Photo: Sa’ar Ya’acov/Israel Government Press Office “A ‘Sabbath Jew’ he was—not because he showed his Jewishness once a week, but…
By Cheryl and Mark Schreck The authors of this article, both of whom are divorce lawyers, describe what they observe in their practice. However, it…
It is difficult to describe a faith crisis to someone who has never experienced one.
Aware that there is no magic bullet to alleviate the tuition crisis affecting Orthodox families, the OU convened a national summit on educational affordability this…
We’re Missing the Point: What’s Wrong with the Orthodox Jewish Community and How to Fix It By Gidon Rothstein OU Press Between the Lines of…
