R Dovid Winiarz z’l
by Meir Goldberg After the holocaust, the broken survivors of the Nazi concentration camps were gathered and provided for in DP (Displaced Persons) camps. The Klausenberger Rebbe Zt’l acted as both a father and...
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Growing Older, in Verse
By Yossi Huttler [Editor’s Note: By now, Rabbi Yossi Huttler has become the resident poet of Cross-Currents. Readers under 40 may not know what a poem is; those over 40 may find that it...
The Power of Personal Testimony
by David Mandel [Editor’s note: This video is groundbreaking in its courage, impact, and ability to make us direct, rather than avert, our glance from yet another problem we have been silent about for...
Do We Care About a Jewish Israel?
by Rabbi Pesach Lerner Opponents of traditional Torah values are trying to change the face of Judaism in Israel, and have laid out their plans in full detail. Are we listening? Are we going...
TheThree Cardinal Sins of Singing
by Aron White – A Young Writer contribution Singing is part of many areas of Avodas Hashem. The Gemara refers to a Shul as a “Makom Rina,” and place of singing. The Medrash says...
High Holy Days with the Military
by Samantha Hauptman Rosh Hashana – The head of the year, a time to reflect on the past year and resolve to be more tolerant, more compassionate, and more observant for the year ahead....
Why I Am Stepping Down From a GPS Beis Din
By Steven Pruzansky After seven years as head of the Bet Din L’Giyur (the conversion court) in Bergen County, under the auspices of the Beth Din of America and the Gerus Protocol and Standards...
Fixing The Damaging Messages We Are Teaching Women And Girls
by Leslie Ginsparg Klein “Orthodox women should have a job, not a career.” That is the message that frum girls are hearing at home and throughout their education. I’ve heard it repeated by my...
From Volozhin to Sanz, Gush Etzion to Talmon – A 5774 Retrospective
by Reuven Ungar The following is written in memory of the boys and chayalim, may Hashem avenge their blood, who sanctified His Name. May their memory be a blessing. Introduction: The outgoing year included...
Burdened By The Times?
by Lawrence Reisman I must confess that I read The New York Times regularly. Outside of the Middle East, I find the coverage to be fairly complete, in line with my biases, and even...
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