With the emotional and political turmoil in the aftermath of the recent presidential election, there is talk of a national registry of Muslims. It is
Reviewing: “Making It Work: A Practical Guide to Halachah in the Workplace,” by Rabbi Ari Wasserman, Feldheim, Hardcover: 538 pages; ISBN: 978-168025-031-2 Too often, rabbis
As a new Jewish year begins, we must take the opportunity to look for ways to improve our behavior. We are the generation that has
I. What Is Transgenderism? Transgenderism has been in the news lately, with Bruce Jenner’s transition to Caitlyn and President Obama’s executive order on bathroom usage.
Why Open Orthodoxy Is Not Orthodox, By David Rosenthal, forward by Rav Aharon Feldman, Paperback, $12.49: 278 pages, Yad Yosef Publications (June 19, 2016).
The concept of tradition evokes powerful emotions in religious debates. While less orthodox religious streams give tradition a vote, but not a veto, the more
The source of idolatry, among the gravest offenses a religious person can commit, lies atop a slippery slope. It comes not from a search for
The holiday of Purim celebrates the story told in the biblical book of Esther. Yet, as we read the Megillah, some people ask whether the
The New York Times surprised many readers on February 20, when it published a human-interest story about a weekly tennis game among three rabbis and
When I was a non-religious teenager exploring Orthodoxy, I was looking for something different. I had no need for a religion that supported the values
The recent frenzy over the billion dollar-plus Powerball prize raises a serious question about the halachic and moral viability of lotteries. There is more to
Some years, my busy season intersects with Chanukah and I cannot get home from work until very late. On those nights, my family lights the
