January 17, 2025

Linking Northern and Central NJ, Bronx, Manhattan, Westchester and CT

Rabbi Gil Student

Rabbi Gil Student is the publisher and editor-in-chief of TorahMusings.com. He writes frequently in Jewish newspapers and magazines, serving as a regular contributor to Jewish Action, The Jewish Link of New Jersey, The Jewish Echo and The Vues. Rabbi Student serves on the executive committee of the Rabbinical Council of America, on the editorial board of the Orthodox Union’s Jewish Action magazine and as the magazine’s book editor.

Articles by Rabbi Gil Student

The Agunah Debate Continues

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,

Do Husbands Own Their Wives?

A common misconception about Judaism is that in the wedding, a husband acquires his wife and subsequently owns her. This is generally an idea accepted

Why Does God Test Us?

The notion that the all-knowing God needs to test us to determine whether we will follow His command is absurd. He knows the future and

Segulos and Us

This article is a response to this article, and here is the Jewish Link’s response. The question facing the Jewish Link, its advisors and its

Why Be Jewish?

Intermarriage is shrinking the Jewish community. Every survey and sign over the past several decades has told the same story: we are shrinking through addition.

How Kosher Is the Kosher Switch?

As technology changes, new opportunities arise for Shabbos-observant Jews that should not be ignored. However, when evaluating new technology we have to look at reality