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.
Posted on: December 8th, 2010
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesIrving Bunim (1901-1980) is probably best known among Orthodox Jews for his best-selling, three-volume Ethics From Sinaicommentary on Pirkei Avos.
Shkoyach!: A Chassidic Rabbi’s Offerings On Thanksgiving
Posted on: November 24th, 2010
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesReuven Poupko wears many hats, aside from a fur-clad shtreimel. A rabbi, lawyer and psychologist, the Baltimore native also served as chief rabbi of Curacao from 1998-2001, and has taught in colleges, rabbinical seminaries and day schools. But this Thanksgiving, Poupko is going to swap his bekeshe for an apron as he takes his wife and children to the streets of downtown Baltimore to share a Thanksgiving dinner with some of the city's most downtrodden residents.
‘I Want Everybody To Know I’m Jewish’ : An Interview with Alan Dershowitz
Posted on: November 17th, 2010
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesHarvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz is best known for his legal prowess, but he is also the author of two dozen nonfiction works and three novels, the latest of which is The Trials of Zion. Set in Israel, the book's plot tells the story of three lawyers who defend an alleged Arab terrorist while simultaneously trying to discover who set off a bomb that killed the American president and Israeli and Palestinian leaders at a peace-signing ceremony in Jerusalem.
Tales Of Begin (And Other Prime Ministers): A Conversation with Ambassador Yehuda Avner
Posted on: November 10th, 2010
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesPolitical intrigue. Backroom discussions. Revealing portraits. These and more fill the pages of a new memoir by Ambassador Yehuda Avner, The Prime Ministers: An Intimate Narrative of Israeli Leadership (Toby Press). Hailed as the "ultimate insider's account," this 731-page book reveals hitherto unknown stories based on recollections and notes Avner took while working for four different Israeli prime ministers.
The American Jewish Love Affair With Baseball: An Interview with Director Peter Miller
Posted on: November 3rd, 2010
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesIn September I wrote in my Baseball Insider column (which appears the second week of each month in The Jewish Press) of my very positive reaction to an advanced screening of the new documentary "Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story."
Posted on: October 20th, 2010
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesShomrim, volunteer citizen patrols, established in Jewish communities to handle quality-of-life issues, have been in existence for many years and are credited by local police forces for their key role in reducing crime. Not only are there active Shomrim patrols in Brooklyn's religiously concentrated neighborhoods of Boro Park, Flatbush, Williamsburg and Crown Heights, but also thriving patrols in the Jewish communities of Baltimore, Northwest London and more. While these patrols are designed to monitor suspicious activity and report any potentially dangerous activity to the police, the recent shooting of four Boro Park Shomrim members in September is a chilling reminder of the inherent danger these dedicated volunteers face on a daily basis.
The Man Behind All The Noise: An Interview with Rabbi Yehuda Levin
Posted on: October 20th, 2010
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesAll last week, Rabbi Yehuda Levin's name appeared in the news as the man behind gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino's widely-reported remarks opposing gay marriage and homosexuality. After a maelstrom of criticism, Paladino apologized to the gay and lesbian community, prompting Rabbi Levin to sever his ties with the Republican candidate.
Yaffa Farjun: A Young Woman With A Mission – An AMIT Feature
Posted on: October 14th, 2010
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesWhen Yaffa Farjun graduated from the AMIT Florin Taman High School in Tzfat, Israel, in 1994, she never imagined that 15 years later she would return to her old school, to the very same building where she had once studied, not just as a member of the staff, but - at the tender age of 33 - as the school's newly appointed principal. After graduation, Farjun had been keen to discover the world that lay outside of Tzfat and spent over a decade teaching in the center of the country. But following the outbreak of the second Lebanon war, she felt a duty to return to the north and to her native city.
‘Not Everyone Is Meant To Sit And Learn’: An Interview With Popular Blogger Rabbi Harry Maryles
Posted on: October 6th, 2010
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesOf blogs there is no shortage (roughly 130 million, in fact, according to the latest statistics). Good blogs that address contemporary issues relevant to the Orthodox Jewish world, however, are harder to come by. Emes Ve-Emunah - haemtza.blogspot.com - is one such blog.
Posted on: September 21st, 2010
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesDavid Ha'ivri lives with his wife and children in the world's most hotly contested territory and works daily to defend it. As director of Israel's Shomron Liaison Office, Ha'ivri operates within the Shomron Regional Council, promoting public relations for the Shomron and serving as the English-speaking point man for the international media stationed in Israel.
Posted on: September 7th, 2010
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesDaniel Retter's father, Marcus Retter, z"l, escaped from Vienna to England in 1938 on the Kindertransport. His father's parents and sister were deported from Vienna to Riga, where they were murdered by the Germans and Latvians. He says that since his father should have been the one asking some of the following questions, the interview is dedicated to his memory.
‘Jews, Not Palestinians, Are Israel’s Indigenous People’: An Interview with Shas Founder Nissim Zeev
Posted on: September 1st, 2010
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesMK Nissim Zeev (sometimes spelled Ze'ev) established the Shas Party in 1983 as a response to the discrimination faced by Israel's Sephardic population. He served as deputy mayor of Jerusalem from 1983-1998 and has been a Member of Knesset since 1999.
What I Learned About America On My Summer Vacation: An Interview With MK Uri Orbach
Posted on: August 25th, 2010
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesIn the less than two years since he gave up his full-time job as a print and radio journalist, Uri Orbach, 50, has distinguished himself as an indefatigable parliamentarian for the Religious Zionist Habayit Hayehudi (Jewish Home) party, which sits in Prime Minister Netanyahu's coalition government.
‘This Is My State. I’m An Israeli Patriot’: An Interview with Druze MK Ayoub Kara
Posted on: August 18th, 2010
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesNon-Jews are no strangers to Israel's policy of inclusivity in its government. What is strange is finding a non-Jewish Knesset member who is more Zionistic than most of his fellow parliamentarians. Ayoub Kara, a Druze Likud Knesset minister, is proud to consider himself one of the most "right wing" members of the Knesset.
From Lakewood To Yeshiva University: An Interview With Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff
Posted on: August 11th, 2010
InDepth → Interviews and Profiles"From the age of 12," Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff told The Jewish Press in a recent interview, "I had one dream: to be a tzaddik, a gaon, and a melamed. I never became a tzaddik, I never became a gaon, but I did become a melamed, nodeh l'Hakadosh Baruch Hu."
Ze’ev Jabotinsky: 70 Years Since The Passing Of An Exceptional Zionist
Posted on: August 4th, 2010
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesA portrait of Ze'ev Jabotinsky may still adorn Likud conventions in Israel, but the ideas of this great Zionist leader - who passed away 70 years ago this week - are essentially forgotten and/or ignored.
Israeli Basketball Star Doron Sheffer Tells Of Return To Judaism
Posted on: August 4th, 2010
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesJERUSALEM - Doron Sheffer, 37, one of Israel's greatest basketball players, shared his story of return to religious observance with a group of Jewish educators.
‘I Never Ran So Fast In My Life’: An Interview With Holocaust Survivor and ZOA Official Larry Wenig
Posted on: July 28th, 2010
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesSixty-five years ago next month - on August 11, 1945 - Polish-born Holocaust survivor Larry Wenig vowed to utilize all of his talents toward creating a Jewish state in Palestine.
Posted on: July 21st, 2010
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesThe November midterm elections may well alter the political face of this country. Opponents of Obama administration policies have galvanized their forces and are eager to make their voices heard to the American electorate. One of those people is Jay Townsend, a GOP candidate for the U.S. Senate from New York who will be seeking to unseat incumbent Sen. Charles Schumer.
At The Rebbe’s Side: On the 20th Yahrzeit of Rabbi Jacob J. Hecht
Posted on: July 21st, 2010
InDepth → Interviews and ProfilesMany people knew him as Rabbi Hecht. His brothers called him Yank. To most of us he was J.J. - the man who, year after year, we saw standing at the Lubavitcher Rebbe's side for hours, no matter the weather, at the Lag B'Omer parade.
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