Mayoral Candidate Curtis Sliwa: A Rich History of Protecting New York City’s Jewish Community
The Jewish community has to organize itself. The gentile community has a history of promising the Jews they are going to be there when you need them, and then suddenly the Jews find themselves helped by no one.
A Reason to Transcend (Part II)
If someone were to ask you to prove that you exist, you would seriously struggle to do so. One’s own existence simply cannot be rationally proven.
Robert Shaw, Harold Pinter, And The Man in the Glass Booth
Despite its unsettled reception, The Man in the Glass Booth was neither suppressed nor forgotten; to the contrary, its notoriety ensured its place in the canon of post-Holocaust drama.
Manhattan Madness
Tehilla understood that nights of interrupted sleep and scampering into the safe room was a small price to pay compared to the price others paid in the terrible loss of life and limbs.
Yoshon Pizza
Even though Pinchas explicitly cancelled the agency before witnesses (the other friends), since David was not aware and purchased the pizza as instructed, Pinchas is liable to reimburse David for what David laid out with reliance on him (Nesivos 182:3).
Run, Dater, Run
A guy who immediately suggests that you change in order to meet their approval is not someone you can keep in your life.
30 Day Anxiety Challenge
Fear sees a threat. Anxiety imagines one. Fear screams, Get out! Anxiety ponders, What if?” While fear results in running away or fighting, anxiety inspires gloom and doom.
Daf Yomi
The Mitzvah To Obey The Wise
‘If Beis Din Issued A Ruling’
(Horayos 2b)
Dear Dr. Yael
It is important to understand why some children struggle with stealing and lying so you can handle these situations appropriately and help your son navigate what he may be feeling.
Harrisburg, Penn., a Great Place to Visit
The Orthodox community in Harrisburg is under 100. Some wear their tallis over their head while davening and some don't.
Gematria Galore & The Source for Rabbinic Mitzvot
In our fixed calendar of today, there is no doubt as to which day Yom Tov is. Yet the practice of one day in Israel and two days outside still applies.
The Bitachon Blueprint (Part XXVII)
Forgiveness is strongly associated with lower levels of anxiety, stress, and hostility, as well as fewer symptoms of depression and a reduced risk of alcohol and substance abuse.
Persuaded – Chapter XVI
Honestly, part of her did want to see Effi again, if only to see his face and get a sense of where his head was at. She missed him! Despite the years, she still treasured her memories of their time together.
Taking Care of Yourself
One of the hardest feelings, especially now, is uncertainty. We don’t know what tomorrow will bring, and so many people search for answers that can guarantee the future.
A Tribute to the Classic Tunes – Don’t Mess with Tradition!
I’ll be very honest with you: This new trend of using different tunes for the High Holiday tefillot really ruins the davening for me.
Q & A: The Blessing Of HaGomel (Part VIII)
Question: I recently returned from a trip abroad and wanted to say HaGomel. When I mentioned this to the officers of my synagogue, however, they told me – as per the instructions of the synagogue’s rabbi – that I would have to wait until Shabbos to do so. I was not given any reason for this and did not wish to display my ignorance, so I quietly acquiesced. Can you please explain why I had to wait?
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The Mystery of Rosh Chodesh
Once a month, on days meant to be marked by personal introspection, Hashem challenges us to recognize and value the quiet enablers in our midst.
A Testament to the Endurance of Jewish Identity
The Hitler Haggadah takes the traditional Passover narrative and reimagines it through the lens of wartime realities, framing the Allied victory over the Nazis as Divine intervention.
The Challenge of Pursuing Justice Through Leadership
The architecture of Shoftim invites reflection not just on governance, but on restraint. It cautions against excess and sanctifies balance. It insists that power must be regulated by humility, and that leadership demands a commitment to the law: not a manipulation of it.
Mesillas Hasafek: The Way of Questions
Elul is a deep dive into ourselves, into the hidden recesses of who we are. Without this introspection, we cannot grow into better people. Even as the national situation rightly demands our attention, we must not forget this personal journey into the inner worlds that shape us.
Who Shed This Blood?
The mitzvot of Parshat Shoftim are relevant to the governance and political practices of an Israelite (or Israeli) society ruled by law. The king is interchangeable with the elders, as we find in the present passages (Devarim 21:1-9), and stands in for the collective of Israel at large.
The Hidden Light of Israeli Wine: Or Haganuz Winery and Its Mission
The winery is not simply a commercial enterprise, says Aharon Ziv, one of the founders and the head winemaker for the past ten years, but part of our community’s core mission.
Ultimate Freedom
One can live free of restriction and obligation and even own slaves, but actually be a slave because he feels beholden to society’s expectations. Conversely, many are physically enslaved but truly free because they maintain their spiritual independence.
Corruption
Although one may protest that he would never take a bribe the Mishna in Avos (2:4) states, “Do not believe in yourself until the day you die.”
There’s More to the Trump Appellate Victory Than Meets the Eye
Although the court, by invalidating the fine, literally gutted the lawsuit and neutralized it, there was not a majority who were prepared to formally throw out the case altogether.
The Most Dangerous Word in Leadership: Yes
Abraham Lincoln chose a different path. Instead of surrounding himself with loyalists, he built a “team of rivals,” appointing to his Cabinet, men who had opposed him and even run against him for the presidency. They disagreed with him often and sometimes bitterly, but Lincoln welcomed the challenge.
Anti-Zionism and The War On History
To equate Munich and Yalta isn’t just sloppy history. It erases the essential difference between surrender and solidarity in the face of total war.
Square Meals and Circular Logic
The idea that a prohibited substance is nullified by 60 is portrayed pictographically by a mem (square) surrounded by a samech (circle).
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