“How can I refer to myself as a Religious Zionist when I reside in the United States?” I am sure that many of us occasionally

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As a full time Bnei Akiva employee, I spend much of my time jetting back and forth between Israel and the United States. On every

In my 18 years in the rabbinate I have seen and learned a tremendous amount about human behavior. I often say that my job allows

Some people see a split occurring within Modern Orthodox Judaism between those who adopt a more lenient religious interpretation and those who are stricter. I

One evening in early November a few years ago we were having dinner and the name “Santa Claus” came up (I think we were speaking

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I am a Millennial. I say this proudly. I dance around Jewish tradition, modernity, and practice in a way that Millennials do. I whole-heartedly enjoy

It was a Tuesday morning. I had just finished leading the morning prayers in the national-religious synagogue in the heavily haredi neighborhood of Har Nof

We Palestinians can no longer deny our responsibility for the destiny of our people. For 26 years I have been devoting my life to the