Author: Yaakov Menken

I strongly disagree with Rabbi Adlerstein’s observations on the middos (character traits) of Baalei Teshuvah (late adopters of Orthodoxy) — not because the flaws do not exist, but because it is unfair to blame...

I like the way my brother-in-law, Elie, put this so much, that I’m simply copying and pasting what he said: The annual Jewish/Israeli Blog (“JIB”) awards are now being held, sponsored by the Jerusalem...

As a follow-up to Rabbi Rosenblum’s piece about the Reform convention from Friday, it is worth noting that the resolution on Iraq isn’t merely evidence of a threat to Jewish continuity. It also runs...

They’re not saying much about this in the news yet, but apparently family members and political officials are gathering and even planning. Nonetheless (in reply to those who wondered about praying for a miracle)...

Do you think it’s coincidence that Ariel Sharon had a stroke now? Just months after the disengagement? After he gave away part of the Holy Land? No, we know better, it’s no coincidence… OK,...

In the charedi community, it is regarded as pretty much axiomatic that external values are seeping in, and this has led to more troubles for our community — in everything from drugs to divorce....

Last night, I took note of HaAretz’s gratuitous swipe at Kadima, mere minutes after PM Sharon’s cerebral hemorrhage. [Although quick, I don’t think it was nearly as inappropriate for Meir Sheetrit to bring up...

According to news reports, this is what was said by close associates of Ariel Sharon tonight. It is as if we end the evening as we started the morning, with thoughts of death. The...

From the Jerusalem Post: Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a serious stroke and had been anesthetized, the director general of Hadassah Ein Karem hospital in Jerusalem said late Wednesday. The prime minister was reportedly...

News services are reporting that Israeli PM Ariel Sharon was rushed to the hospital, only hours before he was scheduled to undergo a procedure to correct a heart defect. They say he is conscious...