Mah Nishtana HaTerror Hazeh – Reprise
In his life — and especially in his death — Ezra was a nexus point where the four major forces that define Judaism come together: God, Torah, the Jewish People and Eretz Yisra’el.
Category: Morality
Mah Nishtana HaTerror Hazeh?
The death of Ezra Schwartz became a national tragedy for America, Why has his tragic murder merited the attention it has received?
Who Needs Orthodox Women Leaders? We Do.
True Orthodox Women leaders are needed today, as they have always been. These women spurned the isms of the day, drawing thousands closer to Torah and Judaism.
What We Build and What We Are
As the 93rd takes place, the 78th comes to mind. Agudath Israel of America’s national conventions, that is. The 93rd gathering is featuring a constellation of topics and speakers, include the presence of Gedolim,...
The Har Nof Massacre, Knife Attacks, and BDS
Again and again, today’s purported “anti-Israel” demonstrations slip into a familiar and ugly pattern of anti-Semitic bigotry.
Kalman, Vegans, and Kapparos
There is something ugly about protesting Kapparos in particular. A huge “hats off” to Kalman Groner for helping set the record straight — calmly, clearly, and as filmed by the protesters themselves.
Was Michelangelo a Philo-Semite?
Michelangelo lived at a time when the Catholic Church was increasing its oppression of Jews — but his painting of the Sistine Chapel is almost entirely drawn from the Jewish Bible, emphasizing the connection between the Church and the Jewish nation. And then there’s Aminadab.
The King and Us
One of the findings of a recent Pew Research Center report about Orthodox Jews was that for the vast majority of them – are you sitting down? – “religion is very important in their...
Anatomy of a Chumra Society
I owe a large debt of gratitude to Rabbi Karlinsky. The Karlinskys were my Shadchanim some twenty years ago, and it has worked out most satisfactorily. Consider that full disclosure preceding my unvarnished praise...
Different Problems Require Different Solutions
What more could we be doing to retain Orthodox youth, given common exposure to the Internet and other challenging environments?
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