Reflections On The Eighth Yahrzeit Of Rabbi Sholom Klass, zt”l

Posted on: January 9th, 2008

The years move forward and your eighth yahrzeit (10 Shevat) will soon be here, my dear father.

To Protect And Preserve

Posted on: July 4th, 2007

Nachi Eyal And The Battle For Jewish Rights In Israel

Learning To Play A Sacred New Song

Posted on: June 20th, 2007

The conductor gazed down at the orchestra, waved his baton and the stirring sounds of Grieg's "Triumphal March" began to fill the air.

‘Things Once Taken For Granted Are Now Considered Unacceptable’: A Conversation With Professor Marc B. Shapiro

Posted on: April 25th, 2007

Marc B. Shapiro, a Judaic Studies professor at the University of Scranton, is a mine of information and a lightning rod for controversy.

President Savage? Radio Talker Mulls Oval Office Run

Posted on: March 21st, 2007

Tanks keeping illegal immigrants from U.S. borders? Nukes dropped on terrorist sanctuaries? Iraqi insurgent strongholds barb-wired and then decimated?

Rachel Levmore And How To Be A Pioneer In Get-Getting

Posted on: February 28th, 2007

Rachel Levmore is not a doctor. She is, in fact, a lawyer - of Halachah.

Religion and The Presidency

Posted on: February 14th, 2007

With Presidents Day coming up next Monday, it seemed like the ideal time to chat with Paul Kengor, associate professor of political science and executive director of the Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania.

Rachel Factor’s ‘Not Even Normal’

Posted on: December 20th, 2006

When Rachel Factor was searching for a title for her new show, the words "not even normal" kept popping into her head.

Exclusive Interview: Liberals, Bush, and Israel: A Chat With Ann Coulter

Posted on: July 4th, 2006

Ann Coulter is the author of five New York Times bestsellers, including the current Godless: The Church of Liberalism.

Exclusive Interview: Chief Rabbi Amar: Sharon Was Emphatic On Conversion Issue

Posted on: January 18th, 2006

JERUSALEM - Israel's Sephardic Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar took the time last week to speak with The Jewish Press at his home in Jerusalem.

Not Such ‘Stars Of David’ An Interview With Author Abigail Pogrebin

Posted on: December 28th, 2005

It may sound like the starkest of contradictions, but Abigail Pogrebin's Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish (Broadway Books) is as depressing as it is addictive.

Rav Avigdor Miller: The Later Years

Posted on: August 4th, 2004

From 1946 to 1975 Rav Miller was the rav of the Young Israel of Rugby in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn. In 1975 the shul relocated to Ocean Parkway near Avenue R and was subsequently called Bais Yisroel Torah Center. Rav Miller served as the rav there until his passing in 2001.

Rav Avigdor Miller: His Years as Mashgiach

Posted on: July 28th, 2004

What follows below should be read in light of what Orthodoxy in the United States was during the forties, fifties and sixties. Orthodoxy certainly looked at least 'externally' different than it does today. In general, Orthodox Jews dressed in a fashion similar to their gentile neighbors. Most Orthodox men were clean shaven.

Rav Avigdor Miller: His Early Years

Posted on: July 21st, 2004

The third yahrzeit of HaRav Avigdor Miller, zt"l, occurred a few weeks ago. I had the privilege of knowing him as a talmid and on a personal level for more than 30 years, from about 1970 until his passing in 2001.