Confessions of a Shomer Shabbos Hollywood Screenwriter

I’ve always been skeptical about “love at first sight” stories. Instant attraction is one thing, but I never believed that true love, the real deal,…

At first glance, I was pleased to see an article by Rabbi Lawrence Kelemen entitled “Why Are So Many Kids Off the Derech?” (summer 2013). An…

I read your article about Rabbi Herbert S. Goldstein (“The Pioneering Rabbi,” fall 2013), whom I remember from my childhood. When the Nazis invaded Belgium…

I would like to thank you for your excellent treatment of the overall topic of the changing rabbinate, and to correct a mistake that appeared…

This letter is in response to a request from Jewish Action that I state my view and, to the best of my knowledge, that of Rav Yosef…

Resources for Grief In “A Loss Worthy of Grief” (fall 2013), Rabbi Yamin Levy poignantly expresses his experience with infant loss many years ago. I…

Materialism Not to Blame Thank you for addressing the topic of materialism, which plagues our communities (“Impoverished by Wealth,” by Rabbi Avraham Edelstein, summer 2013).…

As a clinical psychologist who has done research on sexual attitudes in the frum community, I applaud Dr. Yocheved Debow’s persuasive and courageous call to action (“Why…

By Martin Nochimson   Once there was a vast void in Jewish programs addressing the needs of young adults. There were programs from birth (“Mommy…

As I write this message on a Motzaei Shabbos in early October, we just finished reading parashas Lech Lecha, where God tells Avraham to leave…