Editor’s note: This series is reprinted with permission from “Insights & Attitudes: Torah Essays on Fundamental Halachic and Hashkafic Issues,” a publication of TorahWeb.org. The

The Navi Chagai made great promises in his prophecies, urging us to build the second Beit Hamikdash. These include the nevuah that the second Mikdash

David Brooks, in his bestselling book, The Road to Character, draws a sharp distinction between what he calls the résumé virtues – the achievements and

The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism remains the centerpiece of American policy in its efforts to counter Jewish hatred. That evaluation

The upsurge of antisemitism in the U.S. and throughout the world is indeed frightening. Most of us live our lives very complacently, never really dreaming

Our friendship with Henry and Frieda is now more than 50 years old. It is now over 50 years that Henry and Frieda, and my

It is not I who should be standing here to be maspid (eulogizing) Henry but my father, the Rov, or my husband, Reb Aharon, whose

Editor’s note: Rabbi Dr. Henry Horwitz passed away on May 15, in Jerusalem. A graduate of Yeshiva College, RIETS, the Bernard Revel Graduate School and

The year 2002 was an important one for Daniel Rothner. That was the year that Rothner, who lives and works in northern New Jersey, became

In our continuing series on the many chesed organizations in our community, we are happy to highlight Jewish Family and Children’s Services. How and when

The Children of Israel finally reach the Promised Land. In an effort to plan and strategize their entry into the land, Moshe sends 12 spies

First a little background: Herzl was born in 1860. He spent his early years in Pest (now Budapest) and then Vienna. He went to law