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.
The Ups and Downs of Life in Israel (Book Review)
Posted on: April 15th, 2013
Sections → Books → Book ReviewsChoosing Life in Israel evinces what it means to be emotionally, spiritually, and viscerally drawn, as a Jew, to the siren song emitted by Israel.
Posted on: April 4th, 2013
Sections → Books → Book ReviewsPublished originally in 1965, this reissue of a classic is now more relevant than ever. Jewish law legislates that a child is Jewish if the mother is Jewish, or one who had converted to Judaism according to specific halachic requirements. Jewish identity is thus not merely sociological and demographic (if Jews live in the land of Israel) nor ethnic (differences in customs, folkways, and liturgy and practice of Ashkenazi Jews vs. Sephardic Jews), but rather determined by a maternal hereditary religious blood covenant.
Posted on: March 20th, 2013
Sections → Books → Book ReviewsYou’ll never get anything you need or want if you don’t ask. You have to ask the questions. Treasure this advice, because it’s one of the best you’ll get in life. At times it’s thorny and complicated to ask another for something – what if he says no and your request is rebuffed. Rejection is hard to take. And what if you’re imposing or the requestee has a hard time saying no? But you’ll also never get a “yes” without first asking.
Posted on: March 15th, 2013
Sections → Books → Book ReviewsIt might still be two weeks to Pesach, but is never too early to start thinking about Afikomen presents.
NY Book Takes Top 2012 National Jewish Book Award
Posted on: January 21st, 2013
Sections → Books → Book ReviewsA history of New York Jewry took Jewish book of the year honors in the 2012 National Jewish Book Awards.
Title: Confessions of an Innocent Man: Torture and Survival in a Saudi Prison
Posted on: August 9th, 2006
Sections → Books → Book ReviewsTitle: Confessions of an Innocent Man: Torture and Survival in a Saudi PrisonAuthor: William SampsonPublisher: McClelland & Stewart It’s hard to believe, but nearly five years have passed since 19 radical Islamists carried out the devastating terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Not surprisingly, a great deal has [...]
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A Government Update With Jeremy Man Saltan