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Rabbi Mark Wildes

Rabbi Mark N. Wildes is the founder/director of Manhattan Jewish Experience.

Articles by Rabbi Mark Wildes

Staying Young

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

Choosing Right Over Like

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

The Power of Belonging

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

Lost and Found

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

Jewish Resilience in Action

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,

MJE Celebrates Fellowship Graduation

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

Holy Soldiers

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

Showing Love and Chizuk

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

Something for Your Seder

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

Taking Responsibility

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

My Father, My Teacher

The Talmud (Kiddushin 31b) relates that when quoting a father in a Torah discussion, one should not mention his father by name, but rather refer