We Need Mashiach Now!
by Dovid Landesman Is it possible to function as an independent community without mashiach? Or, are there problems and dilemmas that remain unsolvable before his arrival? The Talmud (Ketubot 111a) recounts that there are...
An Epitaph To Which We Can All Aspire
On Sunday, Meir Dagan took leave of his post as head of the Mossad. His words to the Cabinet were poignant and touching; they deserve fuller exposure. They fill us not only with gratitude,...
My friend Jonathan Rosenblum’s Critique
My dear and esteemed friend Jonathan Rosenblum has taken me to task in Yated Ne’eman for an Ami Magazine essay I wrote entitled “Our Not So Humble Opinions.” Both my essay and his critique...
Too Close for Moral Comfort
Reminiscent of another time and place, a Rosh Yeshiva in Bnai Brak reportedly received a letter stating “Stop sucking our blood and living on our backs… We’ll fight you physically and you will feel our might on your bodies and against your synagogues.”
World’s Best Smartphone App
It’s incredibly powerful. It’s free, and doesn’t even require a download. Taps into one of the most valuable communications channels ever used by Man. Thanks to Dr Sylvain Cappell (who found it here, from...
The Monolithic Orthodox?
Just a brief note on the week that was. First, I took on Rabbi HM, but perhaps that’s because he’s more Centrist/Modern. Then, Rabbi Adlerstein took on Rabbi SB, but perhaps that’s because he’s...
In Defense of Rabbi Sacks
I have been outspoken about my appreciation of Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. He was recently mercilessly pummeled in the Jewish press by an individual who has neither said nor written anything I or...
The Greatness of Klal Yisroel and the Blizzard of 2010
by Rabbi Meir Goldberg Most of us know about the tremendous chesed, kindness, which abounds in the frum community. We are oftentimes reminded of the greatness that truly epitomizes Klal Yisroel, the Congregation of...
Homerun or Strikeout: A Reply to Rabbi Shafran
Every columnist aspires to write — at least occasionally — something of such originality that he will be quickly distinguished from the common herd of scriveners. In that respect, “Our Not-So-Humble Opinions” by my...
Vendyl Jones, OBM
The unforgettable Vendyl Jones passed away on Monday. For some Jews, he will be remembered as the one who introduced them to the serious Noachide, a non-Jew who accepts and practices the Seven Noachide...