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.
Chronicles Of Crises In Our Communities
Posted on: May 2nd, 2013
Sections → Family → Chronicles of Crises.
The Religious Significance of the Israeli Flag
Posted on: May 1st, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsA flag with the Star of David hung prominently in the synagogues of Prague since the mid-14th century, with the approval of their great rabbis.
Posted on: May 1st, 2013
InDepth → Columns → Moshe FeiglinNetanyahu made an invaluable turnabout in the way Israel explains itself. We must complete that turnabout. We must not go half way.
Jerusalem Landfill Plan Shelved
Posted on: May 1st, 2013
InDepth → Columns → Keeping JerusalemA zoning plan that would have enabled the creation of critical Arab facts-on-the-ground in a strategically vital area of Jerusalem has been shelved thanks to efforts by several Zionist organizations.
Manuel Josephson: A Learned 18th-Century American Jew
Posted on: May 1st, 2013
Sections → Magazine → Glimpses Into American Jewish HistoryThe overwhelming majority of Jews who came to America before the Revolutionary War did not have an extensive Jewish education. One exception was Manuel Josephson (1729-1796), who was born and educated in Germany. His extensive knowledge of Judaism qualified him to serve on the beis din of Congregation Shearith Israel in New York.
Obama’s Flawed Advice To Israel (Second of Two Parts)
Posted on: May 1st, 2013
InDepth → Columns → Louis Rene BeresA fundamental inequality is evident in all expressions of the Middle East peace process.
Posted on: May 1st, 2013
Judaism → Rebbetzin's ViewpointThere is a Hungarian tale I’ve always found meaningful and yet sad. It is about a little boy who always wanted his own rocking horse. (In Hungry a rocking horse was a toy that belonged to only the privileged few.)
The Ever-Amazing Reb Elimelech (Conclusion)
Posted on: May 1st, 2013
Judaism → Columns → Chodesh Tov/Rabbi Hanoch TellerReb Elimelech personally selected his burial spot, explaining that on that location he perceived the soul of the Baal Shem Tov. Reb Elimelech returned his pure soul to his Maker on 21 Adar, 1787 at the age of 70. Ever since, his burial plot has become a center for prayer and personal requests.
A Journey To Faith: I’m Not Alone Anymore
Posted on: May 1st, 2013
Judaism → Columns → Lessons In EmunahGrowing up with Cerebral palsy, I was angry. I asked, “Why am I disabled? Why is the kid next door Reform and healthy and my family is so religious and I am disabled?” I thought He was supposed to love us, but it seemed He was punishing me.
‘That’s Just How It Is In The Knesset’
Posted on: May 1st, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsLast week, a few minutes after my stormy exchange with haredi members of Knesset, I went to what we in the Knesset call the "back cafeteria." It is not exactly a cafeteria but rather a lounge area behind the plenum where members of Knesset alone can enter.
Posted on: May 1st, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsThe ticking of the clock is uniformly, maddeningly constant. Tick, tick, tick. In equal, perfectly differentiated, precise segments. One second after another. Tick, tick, tick. A minute. An hour. One day. Another. Then a week. A month. A year. A lifetime.
Posted on: May 1st, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsJerusalem was never real to me. It was a name I came across in books of Bible stories as a child. If I’d ever tried to imagine it, it would have been like places in my books of fairy stories. I knew it was a city with crenellated walls, with domes and towers and minarets. In my mind, I saw it peopled with old men with long beards and flowing robes, and women with clay jugs precariously balanced on their heads.
Posted on: May 1st, 2013
InDepth → EditorialSyria’s civil war is fast becoming one of the Obama administration’s greatest foreign policy challenges, for the moment even surpassing Iran’s march toward nuclear weaponry in its urgency. Together, both issues have effectively derailed the president’s long-range intention to focus on Asia and the emerging economic and military developments in China and other nations in the so-called Asian Pivot.
In Manhattan, Panelists Try To Narrow The Israeli Cultural Divide
Posted on: May 1st, 2013
News → IsraelIt’s been over a year since global headlines featured Naama Margolese, eight years old at the time, being spit on and verbally assaulted by several haredim in Beit Shemesh for not adhering to their standards of modesty. Understandably, the image of a young girl being called “prostitute” during her walk to school evoked the ire of thousands. The rift between secular and ultra-Orthodox Jews grew in size and depth.
The Religious Zionism Of Rav Soloveitchik
Posted on: May 1st, 2013
InDepth → Front PageThere are two key questions to consider when examining Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik’s relationship with Religious Zionism. The first is why the Rav was so firmly anti-Zionist when he arrived in America. The second is how the impact of the Holocaust and birth of Israel caused the Rav to fundamentally change his perspective.
Israel, West Weigh Options Against Syria; Rebels Claim IAF Strike On Weapons Site
Posted on: May 1st, 2013
News → Israel → IDFJERUSALEM – With strong evidence that Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have used chemical weapons against civilians, Israeli and Western military commanders are contemplating a series of air strikes and commando operations against a select group of targets inside Syria.
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A Government Update With Jeremy Man Saltan
