Communicated: TefillaChillul Tefila Bifarhesia, as well as halachicly challenged verbiage and dress, are external manifestations of a critical lack of personal yiras shomayim which has lethal consequences.
Posted on: May 17th, 2013
Kidz → Tales of the GaonimThe Maharil lived during the period of the Hussite wars, which brought misery upon the Jews of the Rhine, Thuringia and Bavaria. The Jews appealed to the Gaon to intercede with G-d for them. The mercenary soldiers entered the Jewish homes at will and took everything they could lay their hands on. Should anyone protest, they would be shot on the spot.
Posted on: May 17th, 2013
Kidz → Tales of the GaonimThe following story is told about the Vilna Gaon who was called upon to decide a case of a bill that was due a doctor.
Posted on: May 17th, 2013
Sections → Magazine → Teens and TwentiesLeah Katz, a TeenZone camper at Oorah’s TheZone summer camp and an 11th grader at Midwood High School, read her winning essay about how TheZone changed her views on Judaism at the Jewish Heritage Awards Ceremony held at Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes’s office in April. The purpose of the Jewish Heritage Essay Contest is to acquaint public school students with Jewish history and customs and to help foster a deeper understanding of Jewish culture. The contest is open to students of all ethnic and religious backgrounds. Leah’s essay is reproduced in full below.
Yolande Gabai Harmer: Israel’s Secret Heroine
Posted on: May 17th, 2013
Sections → Jewess Press → Impact Of Women On Jewish History/Prof. L. JacksonMoshe Sharett, the head of the Jewish Agency’s Political Department, visited Egypt in 1945. In Cairo he met a most remarkable young woman, a beautiful journalist who was the darling of Egyptian high society - from high-ranking military brass, to culture icons and Muslim sheikhs, to the court of King Faruk.
Defusing Tension With Kindness
Posted on: May 17th, 2013
Sections → Family → Marriage and RelationshipsThe two proceeded to talk about everyday things and surprisingly her mother-in-law did not find anything else to criticize. This occurred a few more times, with my client changing the topic every time by complimenting her mother-in-law or mentioning something positive about her.
Decoding Sensory Processing Disorder
Posted on: May 17th, 2013
Sections → Family → Parenting Our ChildrenThere is always a lot of confusion surrounding sensory processing disorder – mainly because there are many different diagnoses that fall under the catch-all phrase sensory processing disorder (SPD). Among them are three specific subcategories:
From The Greatest Heights (Part V)
Posted on: May 17th, 2013
Sections → FamilyThe doctor had warned us that even if we did everything right and followed the protocol after the follicle was of the right size, there was no guarantee of success. Fertilization still had to occur, and just like couples do not necessarily become pregnant every month, we had no way to know if we were actually expecting for two full weeks.
Chronicles Of Crises In Our Communities
Posted on: May 14th, 2013
Sections → Family → Chronicles of Crises.
Staying Alive: Israel In An Age Of ‘Martyrdom’
Posted on: May 14th, 2013
InDepth → Columns → Louis Rene BeresEveryone who reads newspapers should know at least one thing. Threats to annihilate Israel have always been unremarkable. Almost never, it seems, have Israel’s existential enemies sought any reason for concealment.
Mark Treyger Visits The Jewish Press
Posted on: May 14th, 2013
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesMark Treyger, a candidate for city council in New York City’s 47th council district, met recently with the editorial board of The Jewish Press at the newspaper’s Boro Park office.
Posted on: May 14th, 2013
InDepth → Columns → Moshe FeiglinIsrael’s government did not want to liberate Jerusalem. Or to be more specific, the Labor and National Religious Party ministers did not want to liberate Jerusalem. “Who needs that whole Vatican?” Defense Minister Moshe Dayan explained at the time.
Unholy Hypocrisy At The Western Wall
Posted on: May 14th, 2013
InDepth → Columns → Fundamentally Freund/Michael FreundLast Friday, the Western Wall underwent an unwelcome transformation from sacred site to media circus as the group known as the Women of the Wall sought to hold a decidedly non-traditional prayer service.
Posted on: May 14th, 2013
Judaism → Columns → Lessons In EmunahA flash of red caught my eye, and I looked up and saw a cardinal perched on the picnic table on my deck. What a miracle, I marveled. You’re beautiful. Thanks, Hashem. And then my mind’s wheels began to roll, and it struck me that several miracle stories had come my way this week. The stories prodded me to think of and feel Hashem’s presence as a more tangible and vivid reality.
One Woman’s Journey (Part One)
Posted on: May 14th, 2013
Judaism → Rebbetzin's ViewpointOver the years I’ve received letters from all over the world in which people share feelings and thoughts they’ve experienced upon becoming became Torah observant. Usually these letters arrive not long after the writers had heard one of my speeches. No matter where a particular speech took place, and no matter whether I spoke the language or had to use a translator, the magic always works. In reality, it’s not magic at all but a little voice in the soul – the “Pintele Yid,” that spark of G-d’s Word engraved on all our neshamahs. Here is one recent letter.
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