If one were to examine the fundamental precepts of Judaism, there is one concept that seems to be pervasive throughout our history and prevalent in
Executive Vice President, Emeritus of the Orthodox Union Do you believe in angels? Have you ever met one? I do, and I have. Let me
How do you define “maturity”? The dictionary definition asserts that it is a state of being full-grown, ripe, or fully developed. But I think that
Veteran readers of this column are familiar with my paternal grandfather, Chaim Yitzchak Weinreb. He was an old-school Jew, with roots in the region of
Grief is the most powerful and most painful of human emotions. Yet, it is an emotion that few human beings can avoid in their lifetime.
Torah wisdom and psychological theory and practice agree that “emunah” is the critical card in building successful relationships. Moreover, the relationship of Adom and Chavah,
It may not have been the first day I reported to my new job, but it was not many days later that I first met
While the words of the Torah itself can be difficult to decipher, it is sometimes an even greater challenge to understand that which is not
Executive Vice President Emeritus of the Orthodox Union The French poet Baudelaire once remarked that the devil’s greatest success is his ability to convince us
Gandhi, the founder of civil disobedience who ultimately led approximately 300 million Indians to freedom in 1947, famously said, “Be the change that you wish
It was a magical summer, the kind that many of us experienced when we were very young and remember fondly for the rest of our
The sound of the shofar is in the air. The Hebrew month of Elul has come, preparing us for Rosh Hashanah. But this Rosh Hashanah,
