Since his recent petirah, much has been said and written about Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, zt”l, one of the greatest posekim of the post-World War II era. Nevertheless, despite his very public… Read more
Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer
Survey of Some of the Best English-Language Haggadot: Short Reviews and Snippets
The English-reading public has been blessed with an extraordinary array of Haggadot. We have come a long way from our forefathers’ story of the Exodus, which was largely based on the Maxwell House… Read more
Survey of Some of the Best English-Language Haggadot: Short Reviews and Snippets
The English-reading public has been blessed with an extraordinary array of Haggadot. We have come a long way from our forefathers’ story of the Exodus, which was largely based on the Maxwell House… 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
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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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
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The Social Media Revolution: What Does It Mean for Our Children?
Shlomo Hamelech teaches us that there is nothing new under…
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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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