Years ago, former Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau shared an incredible story that continues to resonate deeply. Two elite Israeli soldiers, part of a highly
When a famous person passes away, any newspaper of record will try to capture the life and accomplishments of that person in a news article
One of the issues with which many of us grapple is our need for other people’s approval. We expend a great deal of energy trying
A young man walking on the street in Lakewood sees a sign that says: “Apartment For Rent”” with a phone number beneath it. He calls
In 1942, Ted Mogil, a U.S. Marine, was given a military-issued prayer book just before he was shipped out to the South Pacific. As the
For the last 24 years I have had the great privilege, through the Manhattan Jewish Experience (MJE), to bring groups of less affiliated, yet curious,
On July 17, MJE (Manhattan Jewish Experience), New York City’s premiere Jewish outreach program, celebrated the graduation of 16 MJE Lamm Fellows. Now entering its
A number of years back, when Israel received a number of additional F-35 fighter planes from the United States, the following question was posed to
In January1948, just months before the Jewish State was declared and the combined armies of Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon were ready
Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchick told the story of a Seder he remembered from his early childhood. Yosef Dov—who would later become the great Rav Soloveitchick—was
Irena Sendler of Warsaw, Poland died on May 12, 2008 at the age of 98. During the Second World War, Irena got permission to work
Join MJE for its 25th annual dinner on April 2. In the 1960’s, Reb Shlomo Carlebach used to travel to the former Soviet Union with
