The Most Beautiful Sukkah In Jerusalem And Bella Chagall’s Childhood Sukkah
Bella's text, accompanied by her husband’s chapter-by-chapter 36 pen and ink drawings, conveys their mutual tenderness and love for the Jewish holidays.
Jews Fighting In The German Army
In World War I, an estimated 100,000 German Jews served in the German Army of which over 12,000 were killed.
One Good Turn
As with resumes and most professional correspondence, so in Judaism: Less is generally a lot more.
Tribeca Synagogue On 9/11: The Untold Story Of the Shul Near Ground Zero
Rabbi Glass still didn’t know what happened to his wife. He rushed over to the neighborhood police station, the 1st precinct, to get advice about what to do. “I can’t give you any guidance,” the police officer said. “But if you want my personal opinion: get out of New York.”
How Does Free Will Work?
What we can say for now is that today’s best neuroscience knows of no true impediment to the ability of people to make decisions and act according to their best beliefs and desires.
A Dictionary To Help New American Immigrants
The volume, published in 1898, is a first edition of Hakrvay's Yiddish-English Dictionary, an indispensable aid for American Jewish Immigrants.
Tragedy Revisited: Some Jewish Lessons Twenty Years After 9-11
In the face of tragedy and evil, there are naturally two responses. One is to help the victim of the wrong and the second is to punish the evil-doer and make sure the wrong does not happen again.
Is it proper to tell someone you forgive them if you don’t mean it?
That’s one of the rules of judgment. If you’re very kind and forgiving, Hashem will be so with your judgment. If you’re very strict, very makpid, Hashem will be so with you.
Twenty Years Later: 9-11 Remembered
The most prevalent anti-Semitic 9-11 conspiracy theory at the time was that 4,000 Israelis received advance warning not to report for work at the World Trade Center on September 11.
MDA Sends Delegation To Ukraine To Help Keep Jews Safe From Covid
We see this as our role as Israel’s national EMS organization and as part of our ongoing activities in our global fight against Covid.
Engraved For Life: High Holiday Artifacts
The most wide-ranging selections of Jewish postcards in early 20th century America were issued by the Hebrew Publishing Company, which was located on the Lower East Side of New York.
The Gift of Forgiveness
‘Even after years of therapy spent discussing these issues, I couldn’t have imagined how this small change could make such a huge difference in my thinking.’
Bundled Up For Success
Our mantra has always been “Get creative, get exciting, and don’t be afraid.”
Henry Ford As Avatar Of American Anti-Semitism
‘I read it and became anti-Semitic…. In the poverty-stricken and wretched Germany of the time, youth looked toward America, and it was Henry Ford who to us represented America.’
All For The Boss
We need to be proud of our accomplishments and trumpet blast them from the rooftops.
Rosh Hashana Greetings From The Greatest Hebrew & Yiddish Writers, 20th Century
Unquestionably one of the greatest and most important Jewish leaders of the 20th century, Zev Jabotinsky (1880-1940) is best known for founding the Jewish Legion and for founding and heading three nationalist and militant organizations.
Objects In The Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear
Yes, people still write, send and receive mail.
MDA To Place A Defibrillator In Every Shul In Jerusalem By Rosh Hashanah
Thanks to support from American and international donors, the Jerusalem Defibrillator Project was launched this month at The Jerusalem Great Synagogue, the city’s largest and most central synagogue.
A 1973 Time Capsule
While today we hear of shomer Shabbat baseball players, senators and ambassadors, life for a shomer Shabbat Jew in the United States was often an uphill battle.
The Jews Who Designed And Built The Golden Gate Bridge
Deeply concerned with the safety of his workers, Strauss innovated safety standards, including the use of movable safety netting beneath the construction site, which is credited with saving 19 lives.
Yes, One Is Halachically Obligated To Get The Covid Vaccine
If one perceives that, rather than seeing his own decisions as determinative of his fate, Divine providence is guiding the result, then considering that there’s a halachic mandate to follow professional medical advice (see Taz, YD 336), the conclusion is most clearly in line with the dominant medical consensus.
The Vaccine Rush: Israel’s Last-Minute Vaccine Mandate Affecting Incoming Students
To be fair, the vaccine stipulation was not a total surprise. Although previous statements regarding the country’s Covid guidelines were vague, incoming students knew to expect some form of a vaccine policy.
Is Graduate School In Your GPS?
Students and readers frequently ask me when is the right time to apply. To this I generally reply, "Early."
A Day Of Tragedies – 20 Sivan
Following the Chmielnizki pogroms in 1648-49, the Vaad Arba Aratzot (Council of Four Lands) reinstated the 20th of Sivan as a fast day to commemorate the pogroms and suffering the Jewish community underwent during this period.
Who Designed Israel’s Flag?
Although Wolffsohn’s proposed flag did not constitute a substantive departure from the Rishon L’Tzion flag that had been flown more than a decade earlier, the Encyclopedia Judaica maintains that he was unaware of the earlier flags.