It’s not often that you see a headline that begins with the words “Putin apologizes.” But both American and Israeli media have reported that Russian

I was surprised but not shocked to see the passing of Rav Nota Greenblatt, zt”l, described in last week’s Jewish newspapers in a small blurb.

In a wild Ohio Senate Republican primary, there appears to be only one issue that separates the two leading contenders. On the one hand, Josh

Something fundamental happens at the beginning of this parsha, and the story is one of the greatest, if rarely acknowledged, contributions of Judaism to the

The great tzadik of Yerushalayim, Rav Aryeh Levin, zt”l, was the paradigm of kindness, holiness and righteousness. He was a beloved sage who radiated ahavas

Parshat Kedoshim The Book of Vayikra revolves around “Mikdash,” the Temple and Mishkan, beginning with the laws of korbanot (offered in the Mikdash), continuing (in

Rav Sheshet was exceptional. A prominent third-generation Babylonian Amora, his expertise in Mishnah and braytot was so great that, when they met, Rav Chisda’s lips

Parshat Kedoshim, with its myriad of mitzvot, opens in an unusual fashion: “Speak to the entire assembly of the Children of Israel and say to

הוּא (הלל) הָיָה אוֹמֵר, אִם אֵין אֲנִי לִי, מִי לִי. וּכְשֶׁאֲנִי לְעַצְמִי, מָה אֲנִי. (אבות א:יד) After emphasizing the importance of self-responsibility by stating that

(Courtesy of The Mishnayos Program) The Mishnayos Program is a new initiative for those who want to learn Mishnayos in a way that they will

Each year as spring arrives, Jewish people memorialize. From Yizkor on Pesach, to Yom HaShoah and Yom HaZikaron, we say prayers that allow us to