Moving Commentary6
Leaving Israel was always difficult for me, but I figured that this time, embarking on my first major trip back to the West, would be different. I was wrong. It was always the uncertainty...
Poland Isn’t Denmark
Poland has a point. The country’s legislature passed a controversial bill last week aimed at quashing the use of the phrase “Polish death camps” for Nazi extermination enterprises built and operated by the Third...
The Orthodox Union isolates the final four
The four extreme-left organizations in the OU fold are the end of a trend that once did not have to be discussed, because it was not imaginable.
Remember the Pueblo
On your next vacation in Pyongyang, be sure to visit the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum, formerly known as the USS Pueblo. The Pueblo is the only American vessel being held by a foreign...
Statement of Agudath Israel of America on Polish Holocaust Law
February 2, 2018 Statement of Agudath Israel of America on Polish Holocaust Law The thousands of Polish citizens who courageously hid and aided Jews during the Holocaust are legend, and deserving of...
The Battle for Orthodoxy Repeats Itself Half a Century Later
As was to be expected, the leadership and organs of Open Orthodoxy are not too happy (to put it mildly) with the OU’s decision to put a stop to female clergy in OU member...
The OU Decision on Women Clergy: Five Challenges That Remain
The OU handed down its long-awaited decision on the status of member shuls which employ female clergy. It was a significant victory for the Torah community, an accomplishment that the OU can be proud...
Moving Commentary 6
Yesterday, 14 Shevat was the yahrzeit of R Aryeh Kaplan z”l, one of the most important teachers of Torah in the 20th century, and a huge influence on my early life. I would not...
Two Columns About Yiddish Words
Tablet Magazine recently ran two pieces I wrote about Yiddish words/phrases. They can be read here and here.
The Rightward Modern Orthodox Trend Fiction
The assertion of Modern Orthodoxy’s rightward shift is often swallowed as fact. No one really knows too much about this shift, other than observing some young post-high school men and women who return from...