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How does a young woman determine what is or isn’t immodest when it comes to clothing that falls in the grey area of tznius?... Ask her mother? A teacher?
Hundreds of intensive care beds were inaugurated at Sheba Medical Center, to serve in times of national emergencies.
Business listings during the Coronavirus crisis.
If a person believes based on expert medical advice that wearing a mask on a quiet sidewalk is unnecessary, should he wear it anyways because of the chillul Hashem it will cause in some circles if he doesn’t? Does the answer depend on his motivation (convenience vs. making a political statement)?
It is critical that Boro Park has a 100% participation rate for the census, says Avi Greenstein, BPJCC CEO.
Should one dress up for a shiur on Zoom if no one can see anything more than your face and top of your shirt?
Many people’s plans for Pesach this year have been completely upended by the coronavirus pandemic. What would you recommend these people think about as they sit down to the Seder to celebrate the holiday of freedom?
Is it appropriate to look for, and publicize, gematrias and Torah codes related to the current coronavirus pandemic?
As the situation continues, they are focusing on opening additional regional operational centers enabling local communities to play a role helping one another within their own local community and providing to one another their basic needs.
Although righteous women have been accustomed to devoting all their energy to preparing the house for Passover, this year must be different.
Is it proper to panic over the coronavirus epidemic?
The Census will determine how over $650 billion in federal funds for public education, public housing, roads, bridges, and much more is distributed annually throughout the nation.
Is it important for an introvert to "get out of his shell"?
Our Purim Supplement for 2020
Gabbay said he has sold millions of his mask – which was originally designed for chemotherapy patients with compromised autoimmune systems – since the outbreak of the new coronavirus.
Is it appropriate to analyze one’s parents?
COJO Flatbush CEO Louis Welz told the graduates, “Of all the many programs and services we offer, this is the one I’m most proud of."
In a Jewish marriage, is cooking and cleaning primarily the woman's job?
Should a person be comfortable or uncomfortable davening in an airport or on an airplane? And should he act conspicuously or inconspicuously?
Is there anything wrong with playing violent video games? Does the answer depend on whom the video game wishes you to fight or kill or how gory the violence is?
With a few Kalachnikov bullets, this despicable terrorist cut off the life of my precious and pure grandson, Amiad Yisrael, Hy"d.
May one use data derived from unethical research (an extreme example of which would be data from Nazi research that used human test subjects instead of lab rats and caused unimaginable suffering)?
Is It Proper...? Should we try to preserve Yiddish as a living language in America or Israel?
Is It Proper...? Should a person think highly of himself?
Should a person feel guilty for using an English ArtScroll Gemara (as opposed to struggling with the original Aramaic)?
Shabina Lafleur-Gangji, editor of the Journal of the American Herbalists Guild, takes credit for convincing conference supporters and scheduled lecturers to boycott the conference in Israel.
A few years later, he said, in 2015, he attended a Kahane Shabbaton and was inspired to embark on his video project after an old Kahane activist said, “When you go back home, don’t just say, ‘Kahane was right.’ Do something!”
“Who needs enemies when you have Jews who behave in such a fashion?” Dov Hikind, head of Americans Against Antisemitism, said about Adkins.
Should a person lend any significance to his dreams?
The Guardian Angels’ ultimate aim is to “engage Jews to get more involved, to be more vigilant – and not be as dependent on the mayor, governor, and the police,” Sliwa told The Jewish Press.
How should a person regard behavior by a tzaddik that seems very strange (for example, living in solitude for the last 20 years of one’s life as the Kotzker Rebbe apparently did)?
Aron Spielman, the founder of “Jews For Trump,” said the account’s follower count spiked by more than 50 percent as a result of the video.
Should a person avoid the company of someone who constantly swears but is otherwise a decent fellow?
The siyum marks the completion of the 13th cycle of the global Daf Yomi, started in 1923.
Over the years, the World's Largest Menorah has been lit by New York City Mayors Abraham Beame, Ed Koch, David Dinkins, Rudolph Giuliani, Michael Bloomberg and Bill de Blasio – and Governors George Pataki and David Paterson, as well as other dignitaries.
Is it okay to enjoy Christmas songs like “Jingle Bells” if one happens to hear them playing in a store or on the street?
The Ptil Tekhelet Education Center is making the mitzvah of Tekhelet accessible, fun and relevant.
The Hebron Fund is raising $1 million for Israel’s most ancient and most strategic Jewish community – Hebron.
Is the desire to be more machmir than one’s father good, bad, or neutral?
How important is it to be informed about political and world affairs? Or is it important? Should the average frum Jew read the newspaper (or a news website) every day?
It’s time to LIV! It’s time to GIV! It’s time to NETIV!
As wonderful as it is to be without pain, life requires so much more: purpose, meaning, charity, love, wisdom, and kindness.
Is it appropriate for men and women to call each other by their first names at work?
Is observing Thanksgiving in some manner praiseworthy or wrong (or neither)?
In September, Jewish Press columnist Saul Jay Singer wrote an article on Felix Frankfurter to which Dr. Rafael Medoff took great exception. We decided to let the two of them duke it out in this week’s issue.
Is it appropriate to listen to the music of Richard Wagner?
We are grateful to our community of Fundholders who, in giving through JCF, enable JCF to make significant grants from its endowment to support a number of Jewish charitable institutions doing important work on the ground.
A recent study in Israel provided key academic evidence linking proper nutrition to reduced behavioral problems and improved academic success.
Do young children belong in shul?
Announcing the Winners...
Should an average Jew spend a lot of money when buying an esrog?
It occurred to me that the Israeli souvenir market needed to be thoroughly revamped, and that there’s room for more updated souvenirs besides archaic Judaica products...
How tolerant should a person be of a son-in-law’s desire to keep his own minhagim at his (the father-in-law’s) Yom Tov table?
Speakers at the rally called on Congress, New York City’s Mayor Bill de Blasio, African American leaders including Al Sharpton, the media, and Jews themselves, to call out and put a stop to anti-Semitism.
In FY 2019, JCF distributed 23 percent of assets, well above the industry average.
After a backlash by friends of Golub, as well as friends of Israel and free speech more generally, YouTube reinstated the video.
One of the advantages of Boutique Hanevi’im is its extraordinarily advantageous location and height, guaranteeing breathtaking vistas of Jerusalem in all its glory, with old and new.
Is taking a selfie proper?
DOT will review the 50,000 existing notices of violation to determine which were caused exclusively by street trees and cancel the lien for any that meets the criteria.
Should a Jew be concerned about paranormal phenomena such as dybbuks and gilgulim?
Every Friday, Anarchists Against the Wall engage in violent protests against the IDF soldiers and security forces.
While it may not mean much to Tlaib/Omar and their supporters, there is an Israeli law on the books that prohibits entry to those who promote BDS.
Should a frum Jew take special pride in famous people who were Jewish but not frum and whose achievements have no evident connection to Judaism (e.g., Walter Rathenau, Richard Feynman, Danny Kaye, Bobby Fischer, Milton Friedman, Jascha Heifetz…)?
Should a frum Jew care if an animal species is endangered or goes extinct?
Is it necessary to say “Baruch Hashem” or “Thank G-d” every time someone asks you how you are?
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Is there anything inherently wrong with a person spending vast sums of money on a wedding or bar mitzvah if he’s rich and can easily afford it?
The last time that Israelis have been allowed to visit Manama, Bahrain’s capital, en masse was in the halcyon days following the signing of the Oslo Accords on the White House lawn in 1993.
There are no more luxurious accommodations in Jerusalem than at the David Citadel Hotel.
In an ideal Torah society, should a yeshiva dinner have separate or mixed seating?
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