Business Decisions that Negatively Impact the Public
Calling the Jewish Press‘closest thing to a frum English-language weekly’ insults the publication
Can American Jewry Be Saved?
Professor Cohen's quotes statistics proving Reform & Conservative Judaism are in free fall.
Why Do They Leave?
Most that struggle abandon observance altogether. Why did these 3 remain observant?
The Jewish Attitude Towards the Non Jew
Esav Sonei L'Yaakov: Is this how we should think of all non Jews?
Emes Ve-Emunah: Basic Education Will Improve Their Lives
Surprisingly, many Hareidi communities do not advocate full time Kollel study for life as the ideal.
A Schism Removing it from Orthodoxy
The phenomenon pushing limits of Orthodoxy to the extreme left has no chance of becoming mainstream
Emes Ve-Emunah: A Breath of Fresh Air? …or the Winds of Change?
There needs to be clarity about what is & isn’t acceptable in Orthodoxy; That should be the debate.
Jewish Education and Jewish Philanthropy
Imperative to get world's Jewish billionaires to support Jewish education like their other projects
Saying Kaddish for Open Orthodoxy
No legitimate Orthodox body in the States or Israel accepts "Open Orthodoxy." They went too far.
An Obama Critic Gone Mad
Obama is not anti Israel. He's just misguided, perhaps blinded by his desire to force a peace treaty
Serving God and Empowering Women
{Originally posted to the author's website, Emes Ve-Emunah}
The inevitable finally happened. Rabbi Avi Weiss has dispensed with his prior refusal to call his female...
Emes Ve-Emunah: Man in Search for Meaning
Existence requires meaning. Believing all random and without meaning is a horrible fate for mankind
Sometimes Being Right – is Wrong
People see a healthy parochial school system vs an anemic public school system and draw conclusions
Do Charedi Leaders Really Oppose Extremists?
Anyone not fighting this extremism is at best misguided; at worst tacitly approving/aiding extremism
Can a Grass Roots Campaign Change their World?
When a young man gets a job he's broken from the mainstream Chareidi world, complicating his dating
Can Achdus Exist Without Tragedy?
World Jewry, regardless of haskafa, united in solidarity with the parents of the 3 teenagers: Achdus
Calling Out Absurd Notions of Frumkeit
HaModia’s list of the new government’s ministers omitted the women ministers’ first names: WHY?
The Birth of a New Jewish Denomination
Women equalizing with men in all areas of Judaism is anathema to the very idea of male/female roles.
Emes Ve-Emunah: Torah and Tolerance
Kavod HaBriyos and the Halachic prohibition of homosexual sex: How do we honor both laws?
Orthodoxy – Then and Now
The religious parties’ agenda is to undo the progress they saw as regress made in the last Keneset
Will Wining the Battle Mean Losing the War?
There are encouraging reports of increased enrollment in Charedi army and educational programs
Judaism and Christianity – Blurring the Lines
Rav Riskin’s desire to strengthen ties with Christians is pure but his methods have crossed lines
The New York Minute
Truly, in the modern world, we live in the time of ‘What’s in it for me?’ The time of the ‘selfie’!
When Will They Ever Learn?
Attackers of this innocent religious solider had been brainwashed that Israel is evil & illegitimate
Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, ZTL – a Torah U’Mada Giant
He was a Torah giant, uniquely exemplifying the Hashkafa of Torah U’Mada (Torah & worldly knowledge)
Hollywood’s Amoral Agenda
It is the character of the individual that counts, not his sexual preferences.
America’s First Female President?
"I am 100% convinced that she is not in any way anti-Semitic. She is in fact a philo-Semite"
The Whole World is Watching
Chumros-YES! But when it comes to the Chilul HaShem described in the article they couldn’t care less
Righting a Wrong
Why are employers reluctant to hire Charedim? Legitimate concerns or plain old fashioned prejudice?
The Funeral that Killed Someone
Just like the shoppers on Black Friday those attending Rav Wosner's funeral were oblivious to others