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
Jonathan Pollard is scheduled this week for release after spending 30 years in prison. He was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to
The classic work “Chafetz Chaim” on the laws of lashon hara, damaging language, was written well over a century ago. In the intervening years, the
I often hear complaints that the Jewish community does not discuss the big questions of life. “Big Questions” address all-important issues of purpose: who we
Ideas are important, especially when put into practice. Legal theories can change the world. Debates over legal theories can impact the community and well beyond,
Recent news in Israel fails to shock Americans, even though it is rocking Israeli Religious Zionism to its core. A number of leading rabbis announced
