Ahavat Yisrael: A Grave Matter

Tiny little Israel. Such a small and inconsequential piece of land should logically be ignored and forgotten. She is content to be the small Jewish…

Let’s Stay Safe By Bracha Goetz Mesorah Publications Brooklyn, 2011 32 pages Reviewed by Norman Blumenthal When teaching children about safety, educators and parents alike…

In the Negev region of Israel there is a city called Sderot, which serves as a commercial, medical, cultural and educational center for the surrounding…

Angels at the Table: A Practical Guide to Celebrating Shabbat By Yvette Alt Miller Continuum New York, 2011 367 pp. + vii Reviewed by Hillel…

For the past six years, on the Sunday evening between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, OU-member synagogue rabbis have been swapping pulpits in the name…

To learn the secret to Jewish unity, go to the experts in unconditional love—Yachad. Twice a year, families from across the spectrum of Jewish life,…

The Lonely Man of Faith, the Rav’s classic essay, has achieved iconic status in the world of Jewish philosophy. No contemporary discussion of fundamental themes…

Professor Gerald Blidstein, professor emeritus at Ben-Gurion University and winner of the Israel Prize in Jewish thought,

Few questions represent the challenge modernity poses to religion greater than that of intellectual freedom.

The past few years have seen a dizzying amount of revelations and publications about abuse in the Orthodox community.