יום שני, י״ד תמוז תשפ״וMonday, June 29, 2026
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Allen Fagin is the executive vice president and chief professional officer of the Orthodox Union. He lives on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.
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By Allen Fagin
As a religious minority, American Jews benefit from a prevailing reluctance among most Americans to have explicitly religious tenets govern our pluralistic society.
By Allen Fagin
Each of us participates in a very personal encounter with history and its modern manifestations; with our personal journey from galut to geulah.
By Allen Fagin
However, beneath the surface, behind that veil of stillness and seeming lifelessness, organisms are thriving, and the natural processes are ongoing that will produce the spring rebirth and the fruit of the coming season.
By Allen Fagin
Like most assimilated American Jews, their Jewish future was in peril, and the probability of their marrying outside the faith was statistically more than 70 percent.
By Allen Fagin
He reserved much of his intellectual stamina for his ongoing effort to make sense of Jewish history, particularly the sui generis events of his lifetime.
By Allen Fagin
After each Yom Tov, we walk away with a renewed connection to our families that carries us over from festival to festival, from year to year, generation to generation.
By Allen Fagin
The flight represented the remarkable diversity of the Jewish people, united by a common thread: each passenger was fulfilling a dream to live in Eretz Yisrael and contribute to its culture and its burgeoning economy.
By Allen Fagin
What is the message we are giving our children about our values and priorities?
By Allen Fagin
This tefillah is especially astounding given that, historically, the Russian tsar was no friend to the Jewish people.
By Allen Fagin
We were thrilled to see this budget passed, but it was the product of diligent efforts by committed parents, educators, and lay leaders.
By Allen Fagin
As Purim approaches, and as we open the megillah, I can’t help but think about how, sadly, we are too often united because of dangers facing our people.
June 26, 2026 
