Why I’m Proud to Be an American (Still)
When I was growing up, my parents were always very eager to express their hakarat hatov to America and to tangibly demonstrate their appreciation for
When I was growing up, my parents were always very eager to express their hakarat hatov to America and to tangibly demonstrate their appreciation for
In the olden days (which was not much more than 25 years ago), if you wanted to publish a book, you were pretty much at
During the first 12 years of her life, our daughter Tova underwent three major surgical procedures that required extended stays at Columbia Presbyterian Babies Hospital
Rabbi Ari Berman, the president of Yeshiva University, hit the nail on the head in a recent email to the larger YU community about the
Alison Cowan, a freelance journalist and popular author who worked as a reporter and editor for the New York Times for 27 years, will speak
They say it’s a small world — and an even smaller Jewish world (although as comedian Steven Wright once quipped, “Yes, but I wouldn’t want
Senator Joseph Lieberman was well known as a staunch supporter of Israel, even crossing party lines on occasion when he felt that certain legislation was
Rabbi Michael Taubes, who is a rosh yeshiva at Yeshiva University High School for Boys (YUHSB) and at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS), has
Writing about the Jewish community these days has been terribly depressing … my most recent columns have focused on the increase in antisemitism here in
This past weekend, it was impossible to read the story of Amalek on Shabbat morning and hear the Megillah reading on Saturday night and Sunday
During the past few weeks, there has been renewed discussion in Israel about changing the laws about exempting yeshiva students from serving in the IDF.
This week, “Hirhurim”—one of the very first blogs in the Orthodox Jewish world—will mark its 20th anniversary. Founded by Rabbi Gil Student, the blog was