A rabbi’s contribution to the extensive minyan hamitzvot literature, books that count and explain the Torah’s 613 commandments, serves as a personality test. Read more
Books
On the Eve: The Jews of Europe Before the Second World War
The Eastern European shtetl, for which we often wax nostalgic, began its decline in the mid-nineteenth century as the combination of urbanization, Enlightenment ideas Read more
Coming of Age: An Anthology of Divrei Torah for Bar and Bat Mitzvah
If you are asked to speak at a family or a friend’s simchah, you probably won’t have too much trouble coming up with some fine accolades and an amusing anecdote or two to relate about the… Read more
Derashot LeDorot: A Commentary for the Ages
Devotees of Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm’s masterful writings are in for a treat with the publication of Derashot LeDorot. Read more
Defining the Moment: Understanding Brain Death in Halakhah
The halachic issues surrounding organ donation and brain stem death have hovered in constant conflict for over three decades. Read more
Kosher Jesus
In the food industry, kosherization is a method to purge a vessel of non-kosher absorption. It is achieved through the use of boiling water or intense heat, depending on the manner of non-kosher use. Read more
Miles Away, Worlds Apart
Scott Rothstein was a very successful Florida attorney. His law firm, RRA, employed seventy lawyers. He made generous donations to political candidates—on both sides of the aisle. He bought… Read more
Talking About Intimacy and Sexuality: A Guide for Orthodox Jewish Parents
The publication of Dr. Yocheved Debow’s book is a cause for celebration in the Orthodox Jewish community. For parents and educators, whose job is about to become much easier, it will be worth its… Read more
Return: Daily Inspiration for the Days of Awe
The ten days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the Aseret Yemei Teshuvah, are fraught with tension as we try to focus on teshuvah. But how genuine is our repentance? How sincere is our quest? In… Read more
Hush
Eishes Chayil is a pseudonym for Judy Brown, the author of Hush, a book that has been described by some as a sensationalist exposé, and commended by others for its masterful suspenseful style. (Brown… Read more
-
Jewish Action Writing Contest
Submit a brief story (600 words or less) about how you or…
-
Kosher Comedy: The Rise of the Orthodox Comic
A small-but-growing number of people involved…
-
Does God Have a Sense of Humor?
Tremendous pressure is placed on one who addresses the role…
-
Up Close with Rabbi Yosef Mendelevich
Rabbi Yosef Mendelevich’s tenacious struggle to keep Torah in…
-
What Does God Want of Me Now? Rabbi Yehuda Simes’ Courageous Journey
On the night of June 20th, 2010, a horrific car accident left…
-
Answering the Tough Questions: Parenting Experts Weigh In
How Do We Raise Confident, Happy Children? By…
-
Discovering Rav Elyashiv
Since his recent petirah, much has been said and written about…
-
Quick and Healthy Summer Suppers
Summer is a terrific time to explore the great outdoors. Home…
-
Is Orthodoxy Unhealthy?
About a decade ago, a short time after I arrived in Oak Park,…
-
The Courage to Serve: A Chareidi Woman in the IDF
By Fayga Marks Photo: Israel Sun An eight-year-old girl,…
-
Please Put the Women Back In
I am an artist. Dealing with images is my stock and trade, and I…
-
Life As a Happy Single Person
I bought couches. They are beige, with button detail on the sides…
-
Touching Our Teens’ Neshamos
A quarter of students who come to college as Orthodox Jews…
-
Confessions of a Kosher Organic Junkie
By Rachel Wizenfeld Melding my Berkeley organic roots with…
-
The Social Media Revolution: What Does It Mean for Our Children?
Shlomo Hamelech teaches us that there is nothing new under…
-
Fighting for Sandy: A Woman’s Struggle to Give Her Sister a Jewish Burial
On Shabbat Chanukah of 2006, my older sister Sandy passed…
-
-
-
-
-
Cool article, Steve!
7748 Jewmanberg
-
-