I am grateful that Rabbis Aryeh Klapper and Barry Kornblau took the time to respond to my essay (“Uncomfortable Truths About ‘Uncomfortable Truths’,” November 9,
I am grateful that Rabbis Klapper and Kornblau took the time to respond to my essay in their letter in the Nov. 2nd edition (here),
Ze’ev Jabotinsky once described a conversation he had with Dr. Max Nordau, Theodor Herzl’s partner in launching the Zionist movement. Frustrated by the passivity of
Ze’ev Jabotinsky once described a conversation he had with Dr. Max Nordau, Herzl’s partner in launching the Zionist movement. Frustrated by the passivity of the
Our community has rallied. To its everlasting credit, the American Jewish community has awoken from its slumber and jumped into action. The generosity and love
The nightmare is here. Over 700 Jews, slaughtered in one day. Over 100 hostages. We are at war. The time for argument has ended. There
It hit me like a ton of bricks. We listen to the rabbi’s drasha, sermon, and like a gentle wave at the beach, it washes
One of the Orthodox Jewish community’s most respected voices, Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein serves as the director of Interfaith Affairs for the Simon Wiesenthal Center. Last
It certainly wasn’t your standard Thursday night out on the town in Teaneck. A few weeks ago, I found myself celebrating aliyah with an eclectic
When Benjamin Netanyahu first became prime minister in 1996, he won with a simple slogan coined by some of his Chabad supporters: “Netanyahu: Good for
Editor’s note: We received this commentary by Rabbi Mischel during our week off for Chol Hamoed. Even though Sukkot is over for this year, we
In his spiritual memoir, Surprised by Joy, C.S. Lewis describes his first trip to Oxford University as a young man in 1916. A scholarly boy,
