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A Once-In-A-Lifetime Rebbe

In Print Michal Popper

Whether people knew the Rebbe personally, or met him just once, or just read stories about him, each one feels a personal connection.

Efrat Hit Hard By Covid-19, Second Only To Bnei Brak

In Print Tzvi Fishman

We know that many people carry the virus without getting overly sick, or without manifesting any symptoms at all. This might have saved economies that are now crumbling under the strain of the minimized work force.

Fat And Kicking

In Print Eliezer Meir Saidel

Hashem wants us to visit Him every day, to have a loving daily connection with Him and to ask Him for what we need. A relationship that even when we have what we need, we continue to visit the palace.

What Happened To Taboos?

In Print Elliot Resnick

Many of us remember thinking as children, “My mother will kill me if I…” This thought kept us from acting in ways we otherwise might have.

Parenting in the “Parsha”

In Print Rifka Schonfeld

Different communities and families have different norms when it comes to the role of parents in the dating process. There is no one size fits all and no one golden rule.

We The People

In Print Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l

In what sense were the Jews in France and the Jews in Spain responsible for one another? What constituted them as a single nation?

Some Defy, Some Comply With BDS Demands To Cancel Rock Concerts In Israel

In Print Saul Jay Singer

Other performers have resisted enormous pressure from BDS and its supporters, and this is the story of three of them.

Word Prompt – YITZCHAK – Bin Goldman

In Print Dr. Bin Goldman

We really do have no place in this world. Yet our survival defies nature anchored not in military might or the validation of world leaders, but in our transcendent essence.

My Father, Rabbi Sholom Klass, 22 Years

Op-Eds Naomi Klass Mauer

Moish Inker said that you had a photographic mind and everything about you was Torah.

Daf Yomi

In Print Rabbi Yaakov Klass

The Impropriety Of Flattery “They Flattered King Agrippas” (Sotah 41b)

Q & A: Should We Stand Or Sit For The Second Ashrei? (Part I)

In Print Rabbi Yaakov Klass

Question: Should one stand or sit for the Ashrei recited after Keriat haTorah, and is the answer to this question affected by the requirement to show kavod, or respect, to the Torah scroll, which is being wrapped up as Ashrei begins? Anonymous

The 10 Commandments Of Personal Finance

In Print Jonathan I. Shenkman

There is a tendency for investors to find, and pile into, the hot investment du jour... When things go south, having an overly concentrated position in any one area of the market can be devastating.

Our Constant Challenge

In Print Sivan Rahav-Meir

Indeed, we know what is of primary and what is of secondary importance in life, yet this understanding is not always easy to apply.

Does Mueller Have An Israel Problem?

In Print Editorial Board

Papadoupolis’ connection to Israel? It seems that he had a long history of working on eastern Mediterranean energy issues and advocated that there should be closer diplomatic and economic bonds between Israel and the United States.

The Purim Lottery Ticket Conundrum

In Print Rabbi Meir Orlian

When you buy a raffle for another, even with your own money, you acquire it for him as his agent, replied Rabbi Dayan. All the more so if he asked you to lend him the money (C.M. 183:4; Divrei Chaim C.M. 2:21).

Q & A: Kaddish Recited Properly (Part IV)

In Print Rabbi Yaakov Klass

Question: In the many shuls that I've attended, I observe that there are people who recite the Kaddish silently. Is this correct? I’ve also seen Kaddish recited by some at a cemetery without a minyan. Is there any reason to sanction this? Charles Rosen Via Email