The Biblical Museum of Natural History
A few hours of pure delight at the Biblical Museum of Natural History was one of the dividends of my recent trip to Israel. Open since 2014 and housed, at least for the time...
Annual Pesach Shiur
BEH, I will be giving my annual Pesach shiur for women on Wednesday, April 13th at noon, on the third floor of 1399 S Roxbury Dr. Underground parking across the street at the Museum...
No, That Is Not Modern Orthodoxy
Straw men may be useful in politics, but they are not what we seek in religious discourse. That is why Dr. Steven Bayme’s op-ed Modern Orthodoxy is under attack from the right. It’s time to...
Weekly Digest – News and Essays In and Out of Orthodoxy – Week of Parshas Shemini 5776 – EXPANDED EDITION
Rubashkin case gets new life and RUBASHKIN BOMBSHELL MOTION UNVEILS ‘SMOKING GUN’ “Every Time Netanyahu Showed Flexibility, Obama Made More Demands” – Very insightful Yated interview with Michael Oren Two Sh’or Yoshuv Talmidim Beaten By Thugs in...
Weekly Digest – News and Essays In and Out of Orthodoxy – Week of Parshas Tzav 5776
Rav Soloveitchik zt”l on Purim – Audio Rav Hershel Schachter: Volunteering Mitzvos Rav Mordechai Willig: What Is (and Isn’t) the Rabbi’s Job? EXCLUSIVE: Letter from Rav Shalom Kamenetsky Confirms P’sak of Bais Din Led by...
Touring Israel With The Museum of the Bible
Surprise is an oxymoron in Israel. The sheer delight of new discovery is totally predictable. And so it was in my just completed six days with the Museum of the Bible (MOTB) tour. Some...
Weekly Digest – News and Essays In and Out of Orthodoxy – Week of Parshas Vayikra 5776
Chief Rabbi: “It Is Proper To Eliminate Terrorists” The Dzikover Rebbe, Rav Yechezkel Eliyahu Horowitz zt”l The Nazi’s Table: A mother leaves Prague in a cattle car; her son returns as a Sabbath-observant, US ambassador....
The Upcoming Ordination Imbroglio
I avoided it as much as possible. I found every excuse to delay it. I did not want more controversy. I did not want to make people feel uncomfortable, nor to have to field...
The Conservative Movement: The Masorti Movement that Isn’t
The Conservative movement has reached a point of no return in the USA. While its members reject opportunities for deeper involvement and are leaving, this is not the time for its inaptly named Israeli branch to demand recognition in that country.
Rome Travelogue2
The Roman Jewish community dates back over 2100 years, which means that it is neither Ashkenazic nor Sephardic, since it predates most of that split. Even before a papal bull herded Jews into a...