By David Wolkenfeld Emunah has two clear meanings in Tanach, neither one of which is exemplified by what we tend to associate with “faith” in…
Confessions of a Shomer Shabbos Hollywood Screenwriter
Teaching tefillah can be a hard task across school. A new approach might bring greater connection to our students.
In the American Modern Orthodox community, the widely acknowledged master of teaching tefillah was a Holocaust refugee from Germany who made a new home in…
According to the late food historian Gil Marks, the first latkes, called kartoffelpfannkuchen, were fashioned from coarse potatoes fried in schmaltz (chicken fat).
Once Buried in Warsaw, These Menorot Are Now on Display in Jerusalem In May of 1943, SS General Jürgen Stroop triumphantly blew up the huge…
How to Take Shabbos into the Week It is not my intent to address the issue of Orthodox teens at risk, yet if this article…
Whether you spell it Chanukah or Hannukah, this festive winter holiday is associated with all sorts of latkes, sufganiyot and fried foods to celebrate the…
Misconception: Tefillin must be checked twice every seven years to ensure that they are kosher. Fact: The halachah is that tefillin that have been checked…
Speak to the children of Israel, and let them make for themselves tzitzit at the corners of their garments, for all generations.
Letters to President Clinton: Biblical Lessons on Faith and Leadership Edited by Rabbi Menachem Genack Sterling Ethos/OU Press New York, 2013 288 pages Reviewed by…