I Am A Wall
by Sara Yoheved Rigler I sat in the car, parked at the end of the trail, nervously waiting for my children. We usually did family hikes, but the Yehudiya, Israel’s most popular hike, is...
Oh, Say Can You Sing
“In 1926, Lord Plumer was appointed as the second High Commissioner of Palestine. The Arabs within the Mandate were infuriated when Plumer stood up for the Zionists’ national anthem Hatikva during ceremonies held in...
The Miners: A Day to Remember
The legend on the shirt of the miner captured much of the mood of an extraordinary day. It comes from Tehillim 95:4. “In His hand are the plumbed depths of the earth; the heights...
Modern Orthodoxy at a Crossroads
Modern Orthodoxy’s leadership may be at a do-or-die moment in dealing with the recent serial challenges from the Far Left. How it acts – or chooses not to act – will determine whether it...
Valuing Values
With the summer came yet another judicial salvo aimed at the idea that certain values rooted in religious tradition are rightfully reflected in secular law.
Infusing Our Schools With Ahavat Yisrael
by Shmuel Jablon I have what may be described as a more “diverse” background than many other Rabbis who serve as principals of Orthodox Day Schools. I am a Baal Teshuvah who grew up...
What R. Samson Raphael Hirsch Would Say About Comboxes
Like most blogs, we allow anonymous comments. Recognizing their necessity doesn’t mean that we have to like them. Those who strongly hate them will find the following snippet refreshing. It is part of the...
The Universal Sukkah
Sukkos inevitably gives way to Shmini Atzeres. The parei ha-Chag brought on behalf of the nations of the world give way to a day of intimacy between Hashem and His people alone. The shift...
Israelis, Too, Want That Old-Time Religion
It will take awhile to put the pieces together in a way that demonstrates a clear trend. If anything, the new poll on the religious preferences of Israelis shows opposing trends coexisting. Israel’s Central...
A Shofar From a Different Day
If you haven’t seen it yet, treat yourself to a few minutes viewing this very poignant YouTube video about the intrepid young people who risked much to sound the Shofar at the Kotel at...