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.
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.
Posted on: May 14th, 2013
InDepth → EditorialTwo recent revelations have raised serious questions about the kind of government President Obama is running.
When Real Life Intrudes On Baseball
Posted on: May 14th, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsReaders of my monthly Baseball Insider column may have noticed its absence last week (the column appears in the second issue of every month). The reason for that is I have something more serious and personal to share with you, something that didn’t seem appropriate for a baseball column.
Posted on: May 14th, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsHerbert Romerstein died last week after a long illness. With Herb’s passing, we lose not only a good guy but a vast reservoir of knowledge that is not replaceable.
Freedom House’s Inexcusable Smear Of Israel
Posted on: May 14th, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsFreedom House recently released its annual report on press freedom throughout the world at an event sponsored by the Newseum in Washington. But along with the usual and appropriate condemnations of dictatorships and totalitarian states, the group decided to slam the one democracy in the Middle East as well as one of the few states in the region where press freedom actually exists: Israel.
Election Of Chief Rabbis A Tumultuous Process
Posted on: May 14th, 2013
News → Israel → Religious & Secular in IsraelJERUSALEM – Rabbi Shlomo Amar, Israel’s current Sephardi chief rabbi whose 10-year term is set to expire in the coming months, and Ramat Gan Chief Rabbi Yaakov Ariel, a leading Ashkenazi rabbi, announced their intention to force a legal change in the chief rabbinate selection process.
Posted on: May 14th, 2013
InDepth → Front PageWhat is the relationship between Pesach and Shavuos? Rabbi Naftali Jaeger, rosh yeshiva of Sh’or Yoshuv, relates in the name of the Ishbitzer Rebbe a striking metaphor:
Iran Looks To Make Syria Regional Bulwark Against Israel
Posted on: May 14th, 2013
News → IsraelThe recent Israeli air strikes on Syria – which have neither been confirmed nor denied by Israeli officials – targeted weapons depots allegedly storing Iranian-made weapons intended for the Lebanese terrorist organization Hizbullah.
Community Currents – May 17, 2013
Posted on: May 14th, 2013
Sections → Community → Community Currents.
Posted on: May 10th, 2013
Kidz → Midrash StoriesThe death penalty in Judaism was seldom invoked because of the requirement for prior warning and two witnesses to the act that called for the penalty. Nevertheless, the Torah solemnly prescribes these penalties and through them one could judge the magnitude of the offense.
Posted on: May 10th, 2013
Sections → Magazine → Teens and TwentiesYou have probably been planning your marriage since you were about three. Let’s fast-forward to a big milestone– your twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. (Don’t worry, you don’t look a day over twenty one!) Now, would you appreciate your husband buying you a dozen roses that some florist recommended?
How To Travel Like A Family And Stay A Family (Part III)
Posted on: May 10th, 2013
Sections → Jewess Press → Daily LivingAs I mentioned in my earlier articles about our family trip to Israel, our night flight went pretty smooth, thanks to my children’s willingness to sleep throughout the flight. I, on the other hand, didn’t sleep a wink and I wasn’t feeling too great by the time we landed. But we were finally in Israel, and just being in the beautifully renovated Ben Gurion airport and hearing all the Hebrew around us was exciting enough.
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A Government Update With Jeremy Man Saltan
