Visitation Rites
The saintly aura that has enveloped Ronald Reagan in the minds of many who consider themselves social conservatives and independent thinkers – and I count myself among them; and I voted for Reagan in...
No, Rabbi Yoffie, That’s Not What I Wrote
I have apparently upset Reform rabbi Eric H. Yoffie, the former president of his movement. In Haaretz, he takes me to task for claiming, in an earlier op-ed in that paper, that Orthodox rabbis...
Speak the Truth, with Conviction
Our enemies speak lies with complete conviction, yet we are afraid to speak the truth with similar conviction. When confronted by strident anti-Semitism in new clothing, we must be brutal in only one respect: we must be brutally honest.
Tikvah Yeshiva Program For Men – Now Accepting Applications
Tikvah for bnei Torah is back for a third year, which we hope will constitute a chazakah. A bein ha-zemanim residence program by application, it is designed for the student with serious yeshiva background...
What I Learned at the Ulmer Institute Inaugural
I have known Rev. Ken Ulmer for some time, and I am not the only Orthodox Jew to have had the privilege. Bishop Ulmer, as he is known, heads up a huge black megachurch...
Modern Orthodoxy Derailed – Time to Return to the Station
The train has derailed, but no one knows why. Far too much time and effort have been invested trying to hoist the railcars back up and onto the tracks, but it is not really...
Weekly Digest – News and Essays In and Out of Orthodoxy – Parshas Emor 5776
Chief Rabbi: Could we sit and study Torah without soldiers? US Religious Zionists Fought in ’48 War Opinion: Yom Hazikaron – Thoughts On The Ultimate Sacrifice The Knock on the Door The Rabbi and...
Ferry Tale
Sitting among other commuters in the cavernous terminal, waiting for the next ferry from Staten Island to Manhattan, I sensed some commotion in my periphery. Looking up from my reading, I saw a 40-ish...
Saying It Loudly and Frequently Does Not Make It True: The Tablet Article on PORAT
Apparently, it is believed that an aggressive PR blitz which broadcasts pretty much the same information over and over again is the most effective way to convince people that something is good and true....
The North Carolina Legal Battle and the Its Larger Message for the Jewish People
This article originally appeared on Arutz Sheva. It’s described all over mainstream media as the North Carolina Anti-LGBT Law – intentionally creating a picture of old-time Southern bigotry, conjuring up images of signs in...