By Rabbi Tzvi Pittinsky

“You may be wondering how I got here. How did a high school dropout become the famous Cholent Champ? Well, it’s really a simple story

Hi! Last week’s cufflinks were eyeballs, and everybody who played won! How so? Because all players cited one, two, three references to eyes, seeing, sight,

Hey Shayna, All of my friends are maturing faster than I am. They constantly talk about growing up; because I’m not growing as fast as

  Young Modern Orthodox single people face a unique challenge: the dating apps don’t feel marriage-minded enough, and a shadchan feels stuffy and perhaps a

The Netanyahu government cannot avoid responding to the Palestinian move at the United Nations. Israel’s new government is quickly approaching its first political test, following

In America, minors who commit heinous crimes are tried as adults; Israel should not be criticized for doing the same. I’ve written previously about the

After the death of Jacob, Joseph’s brothers were afraid. Years earlier, when he had revealed his true identity to them, he appeared to have forgiven

Parshat Vayechi The first section of the second chapter in Melachim Aleph — the haftarah selection for today — is made up of the final

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

In Nedarim 62b, Rava asserts that Torah scholars are exempt from the “kraga,” or head tax. As Rav Steinsaltz notes, “kraga” is derived from the