
Searching for the Yerushalayim Within Us
When I learned in yeshiva in Israel some 25 years ago, I was told by a native Israeli that if one wants to get the
When I learned in yeshiva in Israel some 25 years ago, I was told by a native Israeli that if one wants to get the
Today’s haftarah reading does not focus upon the first parsha, Behar, which discusses the laws of Shemita, Yovel and land ownership in Israel. Instead, the
We’re a generation obsessed with narrating our life’s story. Everyone seems to be constantly trying to capture the moment, to share their story with friends
Marta Felberbaum, by all appearances an ordinary woman, was anything but ordinary. Felberbaum, who passed away on April 7 of this year, was born in
(Editor’s note: This is the conclusion of a two-part series excerpted from journal entries kept by Fried, an American volunteer in Israel just before and
Part 8—Sunday June 4, 1939 (this letter continues from last week) Dear Wife, I cannot possibly reply to your letters today, since what I would
The Seventh Circuit is the first court to rule on a case in a manner that I have been suggesting will be the real long-standing
A large and very appreciative audience was treated to a thrilling lecture on Sunday, May 7, by Ruth R. Wisse, the Martin Peretz professor emerita
My five-year-old son, Gedalya, whispered a secret to me this morning. I love it when little kids whisper a secret, and it’s not just them
As summer camp approaches, parents must prepare their kids for war… color war, that is. Color war has many of the hallmarks of real war
Close your eyes for a moment. Imagine yourself surrounded by the calm and beauty of nature—green grass fields, budding trees and flowers bathed in bright
The school year is winding down, and summer programs are revving up their engines. Everyone looks forward to summer as a time to foster friendships,