Author: Yaakov Menken

Someone has discovered Cross-Currents as an alternate media source — namely, some in the media. WGBH in Boston, a PBS station, produces a show called American Experience. Monday night’s episode is called “Hijacked,” and...

United Press International reports that the “ultra-Orthodox” (just love that pejorative) are consulting virtual rabbis more than ever. It’s not just the Orthodox — our Ask the Rabbi system fielded thousands of inquiries last...

Rabbi Martin Applebaum, of Synagogue Agudath Achim, has joined the Police department’s chaplain corps. Fewer than 1,000 Jews live in Little Rock, and Applebaum knows of only one Jewish police officer in Little Rock,...

The tag line reads: “Company succumbs to haredi pressure, decides to launch special cellular phone for ultra-orthodox users.” The news? The leading Israeli mobile communications operator, Partner Communications, decided that it wanted to do...

According to studies reported in Tuesday’s Washington Post, both mental and physical exercise are good for preserving the health of the brain. A research review published in the journal Psychological Medicine found that people...

Jeff Jacoby offers up yet another reason for the anti-Israel bias in the media: they are afraid of Muslim rage. The folks willing to destroy embassies over a few cartoons are certainly happy to...

Evie Gordon, in the Jerusalem Post, addresses the violence perpetrated by the teenage protesters at Amona. One of the most troubling elements of the violence at Amona two weeks ago was the argument that...

This is a must-see video clip. The Rabbi who insisted that I view it (Rabbi Ezriel Munk, of TorahLinks in New Jersey) said that his phone was ringing off the hook afterwards; students of...

Thanks to everyone who voted in the Jewish & Israeli Blog Awards. With your help, we won Best Group Blog and Best Designed blog, and placed second to Gil in the Best Jewish Religion....

First, the OU has issued an open letter to PM Ehud Olmert concerning the police brutality at Amona (Hat Tip: Hayom). It’s a worthwhile letter, but it merely makes what seems to me a...