There is more than one story in the Valis case, and I would like to add my own comments to what R’ Yakov Menken wrote. Story One, the death of an infant: The first...

A few weeks ago, a Chassid named Yisroel Valis was arrested in Israel and charged with murdering his infant son. Police claimed physical signs of injury, plus a confession from the father, proved his...

This is a story about faith meeting disloyalty. It has very little to do with Judas, though. For many centuries, the accepted New Testament account meant that Judas was a symbol of terrible things,...

With regret, we must share condolences with: The Herzberg family, on the passing of Arthur Herzberg a”h. Jonathan Rosenblum and family, on the passing of his father, Paul Rosenblum, a”h. Rabbi Joel Feldman and...

By Rabbi Yakov Horowitz It is almost exactly one week after the chilul Hashem in Boro Park where fires were set in the streets and a police car was torched after a respected 75-year-old...

Recent comments questioned why it is worthwhile to discuss the Conservative movement, and why the various Cross-Currents writers seem to be spending so much time on the topic. To answer the second question first,...

The Forward reports: Two sources familiar with the search for the next chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America told the Forward that the choice will be Stanford University professor Arnold Eisen, a...

As noted by Rav Yitzchok Adlerstein: Rabbi Yakov Horowitz, a respected educator and public figure, said it all.

Quinoa [pronounced KEEN-wah] looks like a grain, but comes from a plant related to spinach. Is Quinoa Kosher for Passover? The Star-K says yes; the Eidah HaChareidis says no [that article since archived here]....

The [London] Jewish Chronicle offered several participant reports about the recent conference in Spain. AP had a brief item about it, but there has not been much depth coverage of this fascinating event. Minimally,...