Tznius is usually defined as modesty. Is that the correct definition? Modesty is a part of it, but even better is dignity. In Gan Eden,
One cannot help but pity iron. Compared to its “flashier” cousins, gold, silver, and copper, it appears dull and plain. In Tanach, its treatment gets
The following letter was given to JLBCto print because its author, a frum Jew, believes we must monitor and be fully aware of some of
Da’as-Torah—the idea that there is a “Torah view” on everything—has taken hold of the Orthodox world. And how can it not? If indeed the Torah,
I pray that the above headline will supplant “Dewey DefeatsTruman” as the classic illustration of the dangers of prediction. (I’m writing before TishaB’Av.) But I’m
I could not believe my eyes. I was a young prosecutor handling night court arraignments. Basically, I was formally accusing each defendant of a crime
On July 7, 2013 Rosh Hodesh Av, I witnessed the police stand idly by while ultra-Orthodox (haredi) extremists verbally and physically abused women. In the
Arab Christian residents of Nazareth who proudly serve in the Israeli army and encourage their children to do the same are coming under increasing attack,
Egyptian military commanders, having learned the lessons of the 2011 revolution, were careful during the revolution of 2013 not to place themselves at the forefront,
Only one man in Israel can decide whether there will be two states or one between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean: Benjamin Netanyahu. Now
Kohelet teaches us that there is “a time to remain silent and a time to speak.” When Judy Brown was growing up in a Chassidic
It’s amusing to us how the meaning of words change over the years. As children we remember our parents going to “the market” to go
