Israel—no longer diplomatically isolated—appears to be assuming a more prominent political and military role in the Middle East. Following Israel’s generous peace terms with its
Ron Dermer, who until recently was Israel’s ambassador to the United States, is warning that despite their promises, the United States and the international community
At the end of his life, having given the Israelites at God’s behest 612 commands, Moses gave them the final mitzvah: “Now therefore write down
Rav Nimrod Soll What a fascinating conversation! This past summer I reviewed the eruv at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana with the new OU-JLIC rabbi,
On the holiest day of the year, on Yom Kippur, we step back. Suppressing our routine, discarding food and diminishing our sleep, we liberate our
A speaker once started his seminar by holding up a $100 bill. “Who would like this $100 bill?” he asked. Every hand in the room
After a wedding chuppah, attendees sing and dance alongside the chasan and kallah while accompanying them to a yichud (private) room. The new couple enter
The Rambam writes (Hilchot Chanukah 3:6): “There is no Hallel on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur because they are days of teshuva, fear and awe,
Shabbat Shuva Parshat Vayelech At the end of last week’s parsha Moshe calls upon the heaven and earth to witness how Moshe had placed before
R’ Yaakov Galinsky brings a story of R’ Naftoli of Ropshitz who once saw someone “klapping” on his chest during the vidui, and he said
A critical sentence in Unetaneh Tokef“ (“UT”) is: “u-teshuvah u-tefillah u-tzedakah ma’avirin et ro’a ha-gezeirah.” A typical translation is: “Repentance, prayer and charity remove the
“Happy birthday!” “Happy New Year!” Do we also greet each other and say “Happy Yom Kippur?” Also, in these modern times, can we email our
