“Gedol HaDor”
On his shloshim, I want to discuss a term I've heard countless times about Rav Aharon: Gedol HaDor
‘I Never Expected To Win’: An Interview With Rhodes Scholar Miriam Rosenbaum
On Shabbos, November 19, Princeton University’s Miriam Rosenbaum made history by becoming the first Orthodox Jewish woman to win a Rhodes Scholarship. Roughly 1,500 Americans apply for the prestigious award each year, but only 32 ultimately receive it.
‘Truth Is Not A Political Position’: An Interview with ZOA National President Morton Klein
I didn’t want to run, but I campaigned as if I did because I don’t know any other way to do things except with my whole heart and soul.
The Socialite Heroine Of The French Resistance
Never refusing an assignment, Suzanne walked all over the city of Paris in an effort to find a hospital willing to risk treating Jews in hiding who needed urgent medical attention.
A Small Giant… Esther Bluthal
She was a very small woman physically, but she was a giant in Mitzvot and chesed.
Catholic Priest Rushes To Document The ‘Holocaust By Bullets’
Desbois is not just interested in where the Jews were killed. He wants to know exactly how they were killed. No detail is too small for Desbois in documenting what he calls the “Holocaust by Bullets.”
My Broken Refrigerator And The Holocaust
When your yardstick for measuring pain and discomfort is the Holocaust, it’s difficult to get too upset about life’s minor problems – and that’s what they are.
Taking Direction From Above
This was his true screen test and Azulai passed with flying colors.
Fairly And With Respect
Noach Dear has worn many hats during his nearly 30 years of public service. The hat he currently dons is that of a jurist, as he presides over a courtroom in Downtown Brooklyn, which handles all of the consumer debt cases in the borough. Each and every day, in Judge Dear's modest courtroom, a real-life drama unfolds as hardworking people, struggling to make ends meet, step up to the bench in a desperate effort to deal with mounting piles of debt they have scant hope of repaying. While these litigants may not be seeking millions of dollars or trying to avoid a stiff prison term, they are facing a frightening situation in which their families' financial futures are hanging in the balance.
Fighting Fire With Fire: An Interview with Political Stunt Artist Laura Loomer
I think you have to give the left a taste of their own medicine.
A Lifetime of Achievement, From New York to Beer Sheva
After reaching the pinnacle of the American medical profession by the age of 30, Glick packed it all up for the opportunity to build the Jewish state. Ahead of his latest award ceremony, Glick sat with The Jewish Press to talk about Israel, medicine and everything in between
Living In Terror In The Soviet Union: An Interview With Rabbi Hillel Zaltzman
My father went to a school in a neighborhood with no Jews and told my teacher, “My son is a sick boy who must relax two days a week – Saturday and Sunday.”
The Palestinian Arabs Are “Open” — But Not To Compromise
To the Arabs, there is nothing magical about the lines drawn in the 1948-49 map. Those borders do not matter. The land is completely Muslim.
A Jewish Eton, Pre-1948 Transfer, And Chinese Esrogim – An Interview With Rabbi Dr....
Today it seems strange, but in those days, the 1950s, even rabbis didn’t always go around England with yarmulkes on.
Rabbi Steven Pruzansky Speaks His Mind
Teaneck Rabbi Discusses Geirus, Unconventional Warfare, and Rav Kook's Ideal State
What’s The Secret To Marital Harmony? An Interview with Rabbi Ben Zion Shafier
In terms of previous generations: Gender roles were far more defined in previous generations and people had much simpler expectations and thus were able to tolerate things to a much greater extent.
Only A Strong NATO Prevents WWIII
atvian President Egils Levits speaks about his visit to Israel to strengthen security ties against the backdrop of the Ukraine war as his country – and fellow Baltic states Lithuania and Estonia – fear they might be next.
Moshe Arens: Product of a ‘Proud Generation’
In the image of his ideological mentor, Ze’ev Jabotinsky, the Latvia-born Israeli became a pillar of professional and political achievement—a voice of reason during the crucial development of the Jewish state.
Protecting The Rights Of Settlers And Activists: An Interview With Moshe Eyal of the...
In the aftermath of the forcible evacuation of thousands of Jewish settlers from Gush Katif in 2005, legal protection for settlers and right-wing activists in Israel was virtually non-existent. Meanwhile, legal organizations dedicated to the defense of basic rights for Arabs and left-wing Jews were thriving.
Memory And Belief In The Wake Of The Holocaust: An Interview with Rabbi Yisrael...
Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, formerly the chief rabbi of Israel and currently chief rabbi of Tel Aviv, visited the United States recently to address the Siyum HaShas at MetLife Stadium and to appear at a Chabad Shabbos retreat in Fort Lauderdale.
A Real Maverick
When he was still in high school in Telshe, Maverick made a list of possible jobs he would like to someday pursue. One of those listed was “radio.”
Speaking The Language Of Children At 99 – An Interview With Gussie Levine
Gussie Levine is a 99-year-old great-grandmother who worked as a teacher for the New York City Board of Education for many years. She volunteers for many worthy causes, and has participated in a new educational program, Mobilization for Youth - working with children of all ages.
The Enduring Strength of the Jewish Spirit
Making aliyah in 2000 afforded our family an opportunity to become part of the continuity of the Jewish people in the Jewish Land. In addition, we have been blessed to live in a community that has both the brightest Jewish minds of our times and some of the most courageous Jews of our generation.
On the Bookshelf
I have closde to 10,000 books, covering all kinds of things in Jewish studies.
Orthodox Rhodes Scholar Excelled In Classroom But Found Spiritual Enrichment In Orthodox Union Program
In September 2008, Miriam Rosenbaum, a freshman from New York City, arrived at Princeton University to begin her four years of undergraduate education on the Ivy League campus.
Saving Sderot – One Family at a Time
'Afikim BaNegev' – A Community Building Emotional Shelters in Sderot
Congressman Ritchie Torres: The Pro-Israel Progressive
Zelensky is a source of pride for all of us, but especially for the Jewish community. There are only two Jewish heads of state in the world and one of them is Zelensky.
The Convert and the Gadol Hador
“When you are inexperienced and new to Yiddishkeit you figure, what do I have to lose? I think it’s called chutzpah!” With the honesty and good natured candor that have made her a much sought after lecturer across the Jewish spectrum, African-American convert Ahuvah Gray, recounts the remarkable story of her personal encounter with Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, z”tl.
The Shas Maverick Who Wants Haredim To Join Israel’s Workforce
JERUSALEM - Not so long ago, few Israelis had heard of Rabbi Chaim Amsellem, a soft-spoken Shas backbencher in the Knesset.