A Window into the Past
It’s barely visible. Taped to the inside of the front bay window of a neat, modest house on a nondescript street in Toronto is a photocopy of a spoon. The window, off the living...
Category: Judaism
Obama’s Antipathy Towards Israel
Why would Obama risk angering his friends and provoking his successor, who could do away with much of his legacy?
Jewish students must realize that SJP is about hate — only hate
There is only one metric by which BDS is a success: inciting anti-Semitic hatred on campus. The presence of “anti-Israel” activity virtually guarantees anti-Semitic incidents.
Rabbi Simcha Shafran ob”m
As we resume publication, we note with sadness the passing of Rabbi Simcha Shafran, father of our contributor Rabbi Avi Shafran. Rabbi Shafran was to travel from Bialystok to the famed Novardok Yeshiva when...
On Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi’s Form of “Kiruv”
Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi has voiced many things that reduce complex issues to simplistic and misleading sound bites. Misleading assertions, even when offered with the best of intentions, are dangerous.
Rabbi Norman Lamm and Henry Ford: A Tribute to One of Rabbi Lamm’s Hidden Accomplishments as He Enters his Ninth Decade
Rabbi Michael J. Broyde Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm celebrated his eighty-ninth birthday in December, 2016 and it is worth reflecting on a unacknowledged contribution of Rabbi Lamm to Jewish life in America. Of course,...
One Woman’s Agudah Convention Takeaway
Like many others who have forwarded this Facebook post to friends, it was love at first sight. For those who are not FB friends of Suri Weinstock of Passaic, here is a refreshing look...
A Quick Test For the Anti-Semitism Virus
Fail this test, and you are an anti-Semite. No ands, ifs, or buts. It’s important to realize that there are people who oppose many of Israel’s policies and activities who are not anti-Semites. (Lots...
The Hypocrisy Needs to Stop
As Jews, we are charged to appreciate and respect the government, and to pray for its welfare. Chazal tell us that Yosef Ha-Tzaddik and Moshe Rabbeinu accorded respect to Pharaoh, as such is proper...
We Religious Jews Must Not Have a Right Wing
Rav Samson R. Hirsch Was Right: We Religious Jews Must Not Have a Right Wing If a teacher or staff member had been accused of the behavior toward women that Donald Trump has been...
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