יום חמישי, ז׳ אלול תשפ״וThursday, August 20, 2026
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By Sara Lehmann
What could be more ironic than the fact that we are experiencing an unprecedented outbreak of long-belated sexual harassment charges in a generation defined by its sexual licentiousness?
If only we would realize that every smack we receive is a gift in disguise, we would embrace those moments of challenge and cherish them.
By Bezalel Naor and Yehudit Jessica Singer
Like Rabbi Akiva of old, Rav Kook was able to laugh in the face of adversity, while his contemporaries could only cry.
Every quest has a beginning, and sooner or later, every quest will come to an end.
The yeshiva rents apartments for the boys in the city so that they are also live among the secular citizens.
Today she lives with her husband in Brooklyn and has finally found her comfort spot, religious-wise.
Normally one associates pasta with cheese and milchigs, but there’s something about pairing meat or chicken with pasta that is unsurpassed.
I say to Alabamans: vote for Judge Moore. The Lord will not hold you responsible for his possible wrongdoing forty years ago, but will probably look unkindly at your ignoring the liberal, pro-partial birth abortion policies of Doug Jones.
Jews now live either in our sovereign homeland of Israel or in ethnic communities abroad. Only in our homeland, do we Jews constitute a distinct people with its own land, language, culture, and ethos, with a flourishing national life.
LifeChanger FSU, seeks out Jewish children living in the most economically repressed areas of Ukraine who are grappling with extreme poverty, neglect, abuse, and overlooked physical and emotional disabilities, and works with the leadership in local Jewish communities to provide frameworks for their housing, education, and healthcare.
By Ben Rothke
It quotes stories and lessons from the Lubavitcher Rebbe, The Rav, Rav Kook, Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach and many other luminaries.
By Sandy Eller
What really makes me smile this time of year is that it usually means a bumper crop of new kosher cookbooks...
The IDF began to see itself as a police army whose job was to freeze the situation and safeguard “the peace.” In the process of losing its identity, the IDF has also lost the concept of victory. Because if you do not know who you are, you cannot know who your enemy is.
By Hillel Fendel and Chaim Silberstein / KeepJerusalem.org
What better time than now to make a proud, pro-Israel and anti-terrorism decision to move the Embassy to Jerusalem?
Qatar, a government that sponsor murderers of Jews should not be rewarded. Meetings with Jewish officials, visits by Jews to Qatar, articles by Jews claiming that Qatar might be changing – are rewards Qatar does not deserve
Sometimes Hashem performs tiny miracles that serve only to show His love for us and remind us that He is here with us in our moment of difficulty.
If Yosef was so brilliant, how is it possible he overlooked something as elementary as thinking about what his conduct would lead to?
The woman’s defense to the husband’s claim for reimbursement that she merely co-signed the note at his request but did not, in fact, receive any of the borrowed money, will be rejected unless she has a migo.
“V’Nafsho keshurah b’nafsho – His [Jacob’s] soul was bound to his [Benjamin’s] soul.” The father’s soul was bound to his son’s. Never forget that, my precious light,” my father said to me. “My soul is forever connected to yours.”
Question: Sefer Chareidim (ch. 67) cites a Midrash that Eliyahu once testified that a certain kohen who begged G-d for righteous sons merited to see all of them serve as high priests, and none of them died during his lifetime. Where exactly is this Midrash? Nathan
Mr. Muller spoke with some of the senior employees, who traveled often. He heard from them different approaches regarding travel expenses.
Siddurim On A Bimah ‘The Heart Of Beis Din Provides For It’ (Shavuos 11a)
The challenge of coming home to a house full of little kids and being barely able to function threatened to overwhelm me.
Once inside the ir miklat, the law prohibited the goel hadam from avenging the deceased’s blood.
By Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l
Parshat Vayeshev has the form of a Greek tragedy. Judaism is the opposite of tragedy. It tells us that every bad fate can be averted and that despair is never justified; today’s curse may be the beginning of tomorrow’s blessing.
By Irwin Cohen
Wilson had no problem finding whiskey during Prohibition and drank most of his money until his wallet was dry.
But by no means does the rich irony underscoring the Jewish domination of Christmas songs end with Berlin.
As this story illustrates, there is a huge difference between spending time with your children and offering them quality time.
By Rhona Lewis
Kfar Kedem offers a variety of activies to serve as a link between the past and the present.
By Sandy Eller
As my kids showed up and got bigger, we tried to find ways to make an already exciting holiday even more awesome. There were the present scavenger hunts, which involved me making up six or seven clues that weren’t too hard and weren’t too easy and then hiding them all over the house.
I am proud of my Israeli roots and my Jewish heritage. They are crucial parts of who I am, she declared
By Yaffa Ganz
The kids all dreamed about returning; rebuilding; putting their paradise back together again.
Filled with rage at the cruelty of the Nazis, she vowed to save as many Jewish children as she could.
Even adults need memory strategies to remember important details in their personal or work lives.
The bereaved woman felt that some punishment was due her and she appealed to the rabbanim to punish her.
To eliminate the diversity immigrant visa program due to the crimes of a few would be a great disservice to the many worthy innocent immigrants who rely on the program for a chance at the American dream
The Right in Israel retains its rule (because the majority of Israelis are on the Right); the Left retains its hegemony (media, courts) and true power; and the terrorist retains his knife.
Hashem gave us the right to storm the gates of heaven with an avalanche of requests, even demands.
Everyone should know about Hashem!
Rebbetzin Jungreis (a”h) column, initially posted upon the death of her beloved friend Irene Klass, is reprinted here as a memoriam to Irene Klass, longtime publisher of The Jewish Press, whose yahrzeit is this week. May both their memories be a blessing.
In addition to reminding us of our mortality, Sefer Bereishis teaches us another significant lesson: Although we cannot extend our lives beyond our allotted time, the way we conduct ourselves during our lifetime can potentially afford us immortality in this world.
According to the Ramban, this week's parshah is a roadmap and guide for all generations on how to engage with Eisav and his descendants and, as such, each pasuk, each word, each letter, is vital as we make our way.
While his only motivation may have been to earn a living for himself, he is providing a substantial gain to those he does business with. In this scenario, $850,000 of his efforts are going to vendors, suppliers, and employees. An
Question: Sefer Chareidim (ch. 67) cites a Midrash that Eliyahu once testified that a certain kohen who begged G-d for righteous sons merited to see all of them serve as high priests, and none of them died during his lifetime. Where exactly is this Midrash? Nathan
In the very beginning of his introduction, the author writes that it is crucial for a person to trust in Hashem because if he doesn’t, then Hashem will remove His direct and special providential care.
Leprosy? ‘Any Kohen Who Is Not An Expert…’ (Shavuos 6a)
You are only required to pay what she charged in the past, answered Rabbi Dayan. However, I would recommend reaching a compromise with her.
In addressing the question of which devices may be used to remove one’s beard without violating the Torah prohibition, halachic literature focuses on the extent to which these devices function like a razor blade.
By Anonymous
I felt good to be able to help out like this and was grateful for the opportunity. If we could not be together for yuntif this year at least I could contribute in this way.
Have you ever noticed that you have some mitzvah that not only finds you but seems to follow you around?
The husband or his heirs will then have the right to sue the wife as co-borrower for reimbursement of the money they repaid on her behalf.
Rav Shmuel explained that if we would understand that we are an elevated nation our task in this world would be so much easier.
The reader is able to suspend their prior knowledge and remain engaged with the text, a testament to Gruen’s writing skills.
By Ben Rothke
Halevy was a man of myriad talents. Be it a noted author, significant talmid chacham, master of kabbalah, gifted speaker and more.
It's hard to read a book and get up and move simultaneously. But this book, more than any other, did get me to get up and move.
The PA distributed some $300 million to the families of terrorists in 2016, coincidentally the same sum the US annually provides the PA.
By Jodie Maoz
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A loving reflection by Naomi Klass Mauer, a devoted daughter and a loving wife, to her mother and husband who passed from this world-within hours of each other-7 years ago.
After 6 1/2 years in a coma, terror victim Hodaya Asulin, succumbed to her injuries and died, practically forgotten. I reserve my strongest disappointment for my own community--how did we offer support? What effort did we make to keep her memory alive?
By Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l
Why not paint Jacob in more attractive colors? It seems to me that the Torah is delivering, here as elsewhere, an extraordinary message: that if we can truly relate to God as God, in His full transcendence and majesty, then we can relate to humans as humans in all their fallibility.
Jews have the distinct impression that there are moments in time that we can forego the holiness of the Beit Knesset and allow a frivolous, if not rowdy, behavior.
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.
Rabbi Klein delivered his sermons in such a high classical German that a group of his congregants had to repeatedly ask him to speak so he could be understood.
In 2015, Republicans took control of the Senate and Sen. Menendez became the ranking member of the committee, but in short order he was forced to give up even that less important but still influential leadership position.
The matter seemed open and shut given the unambiguous language of the law.
People want to know about their Jewish identity. And I don’t think you can have a Jewish democratic state without Judaism. It won’t work.
Under Maury’s dynamic leadership, the Teach Advocacy Network has become a national force in state houses across the country, with state and local officials regularly working with us to address the needs of our yeshivas and day schools.
Brooks predicted that Jerusalem would be liberated in 1917, an idea that intrigued Allenby, who began to view his own role in Eretz Yisrael in prophetic terms.
The problem-solving needs to be collaborative. Rather than working for the one person with the challenging behavior, you might work with the person.
By Sandy Eller
In theory, it all made sense. But would it really work in practice?
The customs are more than just charming traditions.
We want to bring Jewish female artists and audiences together.
Don’t expect Jews in show biz to stand up, loud and proud, for their people. It ain't gonna happen, not these days. All that fame and fortune is just far too seductive--ask Larry David.
The only two things that seem certain about Pres. Trump's Middle East soon-to-be revealed peace plan are it is likely to be acceptable to Saudi Arabia--and that it will have zero chance of success.
Gradually, a picture emerged of survivors who had each experienced a different horror, but who all shared the pain of living with the memory.
By Libi Astaire
Even within the Catholic world, the bishops of some countries, such as Germany, acted autonomously, with only minimal input from Rome.
While we believe that there are numerous valid paths within Orthodox Judaism, not all observant Jews are born into a community that fits them.
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