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Rabbi Elchanan Poupko is a rabbi, writer, teacher, and blogger (www.rabbipoupko.com). He lives with his wife in New York City.
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Never again will I be able to look at secular Israelis–be it in Israel or in the diaspora–the same way I have in the past.
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On this day we learn to not only look at tragic events, but also on what led up to them. This is all the more important when talking about the Holocaust
Why can't we have Judaism WITHOUT Zionism?
God and the Jewish people face opposition to their passionate relationship from a whole array of antagonists; the only protection from such attacks is more love
On this day we learn to not only look at tragic events, but also on what led up to them. This is all the more important when talking about the Holocaust
You may wonder at times, do I—your teacher—even understand what is going on on your side of the screen? Do I have a clue? I may not know it all, but I have an idea.
This assignment taught me a lot about what young Jews are thinking in 2020, and it taught them a lot about what their Jewishness means to them. Tears came to my eyes as I read their accounts.
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So, what does it mean to live outside Israel and be a Zionist? Is there any meaning to the belief in an ideal so tied to a land and place lacking the physical presence in that place? Here are three key components to what it means to be a Zionist while not living in Zion, the include the past, present, and future:
When learning Talmud, history and geography suddenly come alive as generations unite and converse in one classroom.
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A healthy way of dealing with suffering is to immediately ask: “What new opportunities present?” “How will this experience leave me stronger, smarter, more sensitive than before?”
Modern Orthodoxy's long-term existence is challenged by the extraordinary costs of its lifestyle
Recently, detractors criticized your use of the term “Judeo-Christian values.” I reject their point.
After millennia of persecution the Jewish State of Israel exemplifies how to treat the "other"
This Mother’s Day let's recognize an astounding group of Jewish "Supermoms": the Jewish Single Mom!
What's lacking on all sides of the discussion is a frank consideration of what we might learn from each other.
The enemies of the Jewish people look longingly to the day when they will, God forbid, have the means to make good their threats to kill as many of us as possible.
Kerry’s working with actors who have acted in this movie before, and the script is built around the same elements. But the theater is new.
June 26, 2026 
