Technological developments are often aimed at solving the world’s great problems: feeding the hungry, reversing global warming, curing disease. But what about the world’s most pressing problem, at… Read more
Barbara Bensoussan
FRANK BUCHWEITZ: The Planner Par Excellence
Frank Buchweitz’s office at the Orthodox Union headquarters in downtown Manhattan is small, his desk crowded but not disorderly. A dry-erase board on the wall across from him has every square inch… Read more
Putting the “Unity” Back Into “Community”
Mention Edmonton, Alberta, and what comes to mind? The very name evokes a shiver, conjuring images of blizzards and bitter cold. Some may recall that the world’s largest mall is located within its… Read more
Extending the Mitzvah of Chesed Shel Emet: The Work of Alan Reinitz
When a family member passes away, we follow the Torah’s guidelines for the proper burial of the body. The interment of a body and the erecting of a headstone are important for the deceased, but they… Read more
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Kosher Comedy: The Rise of the Orthodox Comic
A small-but-growing number of people involved…
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Does God Have a Sense of Humor?
Tremendous pressure is placed on one who addresses the role…
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Up Close with Rabbi Yosef Mendelevich
Rabbi Yosef Mendelevich’s tenacious struggle to keep Torah in…
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What Does God Want of Me Now? Rabbi Yehuda Simes’ Courageous Journey
On the night of June 20th, 2010, a horrific car accident left…
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Answering the Tough Questions: Parenting Experts Weigh In
How Do We Raise Confident, Happy Children? By…
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Discovering Rav Elyashiv
Since his recent petirah, much has been said and written about…
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Quick and Healthy Summer Suppers
Summer is a terrific time to explore the great outdoors. Home…
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The Great Sar HaTorah
By Aryeh Z. Ginzberg A Tribute to Rav Yosef Shalom…
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Is Orthodoxy Unhealthy?
About a decade ago, a short time after I arrived in Oak Park,…
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The Courage to Serve: A Chareidi Woman in the IDF
By Fayga Marks Photo: Israel Sun An eight-year-old girl,…
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Please Put the Women Back In
I am an artist. Dealing with images is my stock and trade, and I…
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Life As a Happy Single Person
I bought couches. They are beige, with button detail on the sides…
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Touching Our Teens’ Neshamos
A quarter of students who come to college as Orthodox Jews…
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Confessions of a Kosher Organic Junkie
By Rachel Wizenfeld Melding my Berkeley organic roots with…
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Fighting for Sandy: A Woman’s Struggle to Give Her Sister a Jewish Burial
On Shabbat Chanukah of 2006, my older sister Sandy passed…
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The Story of Mahanoy City: The Disappearance of a Jewish Community in a Small American Town
A main street in present-day Mahanoy City. Photo: Wikipedia…
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