In our never-ending quest to put a yarmulke on Darwin, it is time to get down to The Truth about what, or some say Who, runs the world. Read more
Charlotte Friedland
Absolute Borders
Purim, 2006 – Joyous celebration in the sovereign State of Israel greeted the final step of the “At Peace” Process — the signing of the Why Not? Accords at an undisclosed location. According… Read more
The Three Little Pigs: A Quintessential Jewish Allegory in Deceptive Disguise?
In a previous issue of Jewish Faction, Professor Rumplestiltskin Schwartz, dean of the Institute To Make Everything Jewish, argued (brilliantly) that the true author of Mother Goose rhymes was none… Read more
Mixed Breed
I was once told a charming story about a Chassidic rebbe, whose name I’ve conveniently forgotten, who prepared rigorously for every mitzvah. On erev Sukkos he sat up all night, staring at his esrog… Read more
A Quaint Prayer Makes a Comeback
As I looked out the window of the El Al jet, the plane was lifting off the runway. The fellow beside me was already snoring. A tall, denim-clad woman sprawled on the seat across the aisle watched with… Read more
Confessions of a BT Wannabe
It’s a little embarrassing to admit, but I’m not a ba’alas teshuvah (BT). As I was born to observant Jewish parents, the outreach networks dismiss me as an “FFB”—a “frum from birth” specimen, not… Read more
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Jewish Action Writing Contest
Submit a brief story (600 words or less) about how you or…
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Kosher Comedy: The Rise of the Orthodox Comic
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Does God Have a Sense of Humor?
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Up Close with Rabbi Yosef Mendelevich
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What Does God Want of Me Now? Rabbi Yehuda Simes’ Courageous Journey
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Answering the Tough Questions: Parenting Experts Weigh In
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Discovering Rav Elyashiv
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Quick and Healthy Summer Suppers
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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
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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
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Confessions of a Kosher Organic Junkie
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The Social Media Revolution: What Does It Mean for Our Children?
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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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Cool article, Steve!
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