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.
‘I Will Absolutely Fight For You’: An Interview With Would-Be State Senate Candidate David Storobin
Posted on: January 4th, 2012
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesIf the stars are aligned in his favor, attorney David Storobin will become the first immigrant from the former Soviet Union to serve as a New York state senator.
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An Interview With Philanthropist Extraordinaire Sheldon Adelson
Posted on: December 28th, 2011
InDepth → AnalysisIn September 2011, Forbes magazine ranked Sheldon Adelson the 8th richest man in America and 16th in the world.
The Ins And Outs Of Visiting The Sick: An Interview With Hospital Chaplain Rabbi Simeon Schreiber
Posted on: December 21st, 2011
Sections → HealthSome people are naturals at visiting people in the hospital. Others feel awkward: What should I say? How long should I stay? Does the person even want me to come?
Posted on: December 14th, 2011
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesIn 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.
Jewish Soldiers Find Spiritual Home At Fort Jackson, S.C.
Posted on: December 7th, 2011
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesWhen Rabbi Henry Soussan went through training at Fort Jackson in 2002, area Jewish options were limited, and being able to participate in Jewish holiday celebrations was tough. Nearly 10 years later, the instructor at the Columbia, South Carolina installation’s chaplain school is proud of the Chabad-Lubavitch-run Aleph House, which gives civilians and soldiers a Jewish base while they’re away from home.
‘I Never Expected To Win’: An Interview With Rhodes Scholar Miriam Rosenbaum
Posted on: December 4th, 2011
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesOn 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.
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Posted on: November 23rd, 2011
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesA nephew of Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik, zt”l, Rabbi Meiselman learned Torah on a daily basis with his uncle for more than a decade. Rabbi Meiselman has just finished writing a book (as yet untitled) on Torah and science due to be published in the next few months.
1,000 Jews Vs. The British Empire: The Story Of Lehi: An Interview with Historian Zev Golan
Posted on: November 17th, 2011
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesThe Irgun is famous; Lehi – the other Jewish underground that fought the British in the 1940s – less so. With only 1,000 fighters, as opposed to the Irgun’s 5,000, Lehi is sometimes thought of as the Irgun’s “kid brother.”
My Memories Of The Tzadaiket, Rebbetzin Kanievsky, z”tl
Posted on: November 16th, 2011
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesI wasn’t sure if I should write something about the petira of Rebbetzin Kanievsky, z"tl. My first reaction was who am I to write about such a great person? How could I possibly describe who she was? She was so great that mere words cannot do her justice.
Leo Schreiber… From the Ashes of the Holocaust to a Beautiful, Loving, Life.
Posted on: November 14th, 2011
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesCousin Leo Schreiber was the son of my grandfather's brother David. He came from a family of Rabbinic giants of Europe; the Europe that does not exist anymore. His family was loving and righteous and they were destroyed by Hitler, yimach shemo. But Leo survived.
Rabbi Julius Berman Reminisces On Rav Soloveitchik And 50 Years Of Community Service
Posted on: November 12th, 2011
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesAside from being the first Orthodox Jewish layman to head the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (1982-1984), Rabbi Berman is also well known for the close relationship he shared with Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik (popularly called “the Rav”), who ordained him in 1959.
Posted on: November 2nd, 2011
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesRav Aharon Lichtenstein, a son-in-law and student of the legendary Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik – rosh yeshiva at Yeshiva University for 45 years – is one of Modern Orthodoxy’s most prominent and respected personalities.
Posted on: October 26th, 2011
In Print → From the PaperLaughter really is the best medicine. Caroline Glick, deputy managing editor of the Jerusalem Post and senior fellow for Middle Eastern Affairs at the Center for Security Policy in Washington, has found humor and satire to be valuable tools in making the case for a strong Israel. Her latest venture to that end is Latma, the Hebrew-language media satire website Glick created and edits.
Lieberman Scaled Political Heights, But Wants Shabbat To Be His Legacy
Posted on: August 10th, 2011
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesWASHINGTON - Call Joe Lieberman the unlikely evangelist. The Independent senator from Connecticut - and the best-known Orthodox Jew in American politics - is probably more cognizant than most of his Jewish congressional colleagues about rabbinical interdictions against encouraging non-Jews to mimic Jewish ritual.
Recollections Of Rabbi Dr. Aaron Levine
Posted on: May 25th, 2011
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesRabbi Dr. Aaron Levine, z"l, passed away on the first day of Pesach, one day before his 65th birthday. He was an erudite scholar who had received semicha from the Rabbi Jacob Joseph Theological Seminary and a PhD in economics from New York University. He was equally at home in the world of Torah and in the secular world, and thus a unique combination of Torah and chochmah, something that is increasingly rare today. Furthermore, this intellectual prowess was clothed in a mantel of extreme humility.
A Religious Peace Activist Who ‘Woke Up To Reality’: An Interview With Dr. Mordechai Kedar
Posted on: February 23rd, 2011
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesLt. Col. (res.) Dr. Mordechai Kedar is an Israeli scholar of Arabic language and culture who served for 25 years in IDF military intelligence. He holds a Ph.D. from Bar-Ilan University, where he is currently a research associate at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies.
AFSI Founder Herb Zweibon Dies At 84
Posted on: January 26th, 2011
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesVeteran pro-Israel activist Herbert Zweibon, founder and chairman of Americans for a Safe Israel/AFSI, passed away in New York on Jan. 20 at age 84.
Posted on: January 12th, 2011
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesAs an IDF reserve colonel and a chozer b'teshuvah who studied for many years in yeshivot in Jerusalem, Geva Rapp finds himself in a unique position to relate to so many of today's generation in Israel who are searching for their Jewish heritage. Recognizing the dangers that the lack of basic Jewish knowledge among Israelis poses to the Jewish character of Israel, Rapp founded Panim el Panim in 2005 in an attempt to infuse Jewish values into Israeli daily life, particularly among Israeli youth.
The Shas Maverick Who Wants Haredim To Join Israel’s Workforce
Posted on: December 22nd, 2010
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesJERUSALEM - Not so long ago, few Israelis had heard of Rabbi Chaim Amsellem, a soft-spoken Shas backbencher in the Knesset.
Posted on: December 15th, 2010
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesWidely recognized as an expert on Mideast politics and U.S.-Israel relations, Ambassador Yoram Ettinger advocates for Israel on both sides of the Atlantic, advising members of the Israeli Cabinet and Knesset and regularly briefing American legislators.
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