On December 12, the Orthodox Union convened at Lincoln Square Synagogue with government officials to address rising antisemitism across the United States with Orthodox Jewish

This past Monday I found myself in the interrogation room of my local police department, sitting opposite a tough-looking detective named Bill. The scene was

Badly needed reforms of the judicial system, law enforcement and the administration of Judea and Samaria will be enacted. Israel’s incoming government is not just

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It is one of the most enigmatic episodes in the Torah, but also one of the most important, because it was the moment that gave

An Upset Talmid A talmid walked into the room very upset. The talmid’s math teacher returned his test, and the results were less than stellar.

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

Question: I owed someone (Reuven) 2,000 NIS, and he asked to give him an “open check” (i.e., payee left open), which he would give to

רַבִּי אוֹמֵר … וֶהֱוֵי זָהִיר בְּמִצְוָה קַלָּה כְּבַחֲמוּרָה, שֶׁאֵין אַתָּה יוֹדֵעַ מַתַּן שְׂכָרָן שֶׁל מִצְוֹת.  וֶהֱוֵי מְחַשֵּׁב הֶפְסֵד מִצְוָה כְּנֶגֶד שְׂכָרָהּ, ושְׂכַר עֲבֵרָה כְּנֶגֶד הֶפְסֵדָהּ

Parshat Vayishlach The haftarah that we read this week includes the entire sefer Ovadya — the shortest book in all of Tanach. Its purpose is

וַיִּשְׁלַח יַעֲקֹב מַלְאָכִים לְפָנָיו אֶל־עֵשָׂו אָחִיו אַרְצָה שֵׂעִיר שְׂדֵה אֱדוֹם׃  (בראשית לב:ד) And Yaakov sent messengers before him to Eisav his brother… (Bereishis 32:4) On

In the Autumn of 1971, the ongoing political controversy over “Who Is A Jew?” which was to define Jewish identity in the State of Israel,