Annual Pesach Shiur for Women
Women of all varieties are invited – even those with faces! – to my annual Pesach shiur, Monday April 3rd at noon at 1399 S Roxbury Dr, third floor. No change, and plenty of...
Unfair Play
In the current polarized political atmosphere, where “team” mentality – “our guys are great, yours are bums” – seems to be the default state of mind, and where objective, thoughtful fairness is the rarest...
The Women’s Empire Strikes Back!
A group of intrepid women is pushing back against a problematic practice in our community. We should all try to help them out. There are twelve gates in Heaven, to accommodate the different forms...
Riveting Personal Recollection of Auschwitz “Selection” – A Must-See
Please see this new video (and read the accompanying important article) of Rabbi Nissan Mangel’s detailed portrayal of the “Selection” protocol upon his arrival at Auschwitz as a 10-year old boy. Every Jew should...
MItzvos and “Making It”
In aveilus, I do not listen to music these days. But there is ambient music in many places that can’t be avoided, so I try at least not to enjoy it. Which doesn’t usually...
Introducing Coalition for Jewish Values – A Much-Needed Breath of Fresh Air
The voices of those purporting to speak for Judaism and Jews often take positions that embody the antithesis of authentic Torah values. It is immensely frustrating, does a disservice to the divine mandate that...
The Philo-Semitic President
Anti-Semitism is far too serious a matter to be used as a partisan political weapon. Objectively, this administration is shaping up to be the most philo-Semitic since George Washington wrote his letter to the Jews of Newport.
In Defense of Rav Soloveitchik — A Response to Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo
(This article originally appeared in Times of Israel. I really did not want to engage these issues again for a long time, but I felt that a response was very much necessary.) Rabbi Soloveitchik...
What Price Chinuch?
This is not about the tuition crisis. There are prices we are asked to pay other than money. Consider this, from an interview with a major religious authority: People thinking about our engagement with...
Bursting Our Bubbles
Ever heard of Chartbeat? Assuming you answered no, well, neither had I, at least not until last week, when it was reported that the web analytics company released a new analysis of the reader...