The Wright Stuff
Even before Senator Barack Obama unequivocally denounced Reverend Jeremiah Wright as the loon he is, I was willing to take the senator’s word for the fact that his erstwhile pastor’s rantings about America, the...
Sefirah, Sefiros, and Getting G-d Wrong
This is the time of year when even the non-kabbalist becomes aware of one of the most important notions in modern kabbalah – the ten sefiros. Every day of sefiras ha-omer, another combination of...
Pesach Questions 5768
Most communal rabbis find that Pesach is the time of year that generates more questions from congregants than any other. This year, amid the usual (important, but easily answered) ‘how do I kasher my...
Why the Chametz Law Matters
This time Tzippi Livni got it exactly right. “Davka because I am not a religious person, I want to preserve something in Tel Aviv that symbolizes the Chag; something in the public square that...
Moreinu HoRav Henoch Leibowitz zt”l – Reflections From Outside the Inner Circle
Funerary orators often begin their remarks by relating how they are at a loss for words to properly express their feelings. I don’t have that problem The thoughts and images cascade without end in...
Great Mood-Setter For Sippur Yetzias Mitzrayim
Bnei Brak collaborates with Hollywood, and the result is a winner! If preparations for Pesach are draining your energy, take a six minute break and watch this. You won’t be disappointed. Turning up the...
Only One Lifeboat
What better time to contemplate the state of the Jewish people today than on the eve of our birth as a nation on Pesach? (I shall confine myself to the state of the Jewish...
The prayer for bread on Passover
11 bNissan I have been searching the internet for the prayer to say upon eating bread on Pessah, and I found it by Googling “zachor Michlalah movies.” There you can see/hear the late Reb...
Baruch Dayan HaEmes
The Rosh Hayeshiva of Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim, Horav Hagaon Rav Henoch Leibowitz, zecher tzaddik l’vrocha, has passed away. The funeral is scheduled to take place at Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim, 76-01 147th Street in Kew...
Of Questions, Answers, and Questions
A symposium on the compatibility of science and belief reminds us of the power of the Seder night. The Templeton Foundation is committed to supporting rigorous academic exploration of what it calls “spiritual realities,”...