On Purim, we send gifts of food to friends, in fulfillment of the verse: “U-mishloach manot ish le-rei’ehu—and of sending portions from a man to
Artificial Intelligence And School Work Artificial Intelligence (AI) has made great progress over recent years. Within the past few months, one company released two products
We believe, with complete faith, that Mashiach will come and we wait daily for his arrival. Does that mean that he can come any day?
I. Acher’s Sins Repentance, teshuvah, is an ability to repair the past and create a better future. Everyone sins. Teshuvah allows you to get past
I. What’s in a Surname? Last names serve to identify an individual with greater specificity. There may be many men named Yosef ben Ya’akov in
The Sages instituted many leniencies to permit the classical agunah, a woman whose husband has disappeared and cannot remarry without proof of death. How far
I. Silence in the Face of Accusations Silence implies guilt. If we refuse to deny an accusation, we give it credibility. Does that mean that
Dreams are a common part of daily life to which the Talmudic Sages attribute great importance. However, on a more careful look, we find conflicting
With the U.S. Supreme Court reconsidering federal law on abortion, we would do well to consider the views of great Jewish thinkers who have addressed
It seems that every few years, some renegade rabbi or academic argues that the message of the Akeidah, the binding and near-sacrifice of Yitzchak (Gen.
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The 1848 (5608-9) cholera epidemic has become famous in Jewish history because it was the moment when the 37-year-old Rav Yisrael Salanter first took on
