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By Tzvi Fishman
The forces of impurity in the world sense their end is near, so they do everything they can to interfere.
We know that middah tova is meruba – good measure is greater than the measure of evil.
With more urgency, people started coming over to take a peek inside the box. The more we “oohed and aahed,” the more people rushed to look.
By Irwin Cohen
Last month, I wrote about a 22-inning game in June 1962 between the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers that lasted seven hours and ended during the Ed Sullivan variety television program. Some New Yorkers e-mailed me afterwards to let me know they remember flipping channels to follow both the game and the star-studded 14th […]
Like it or not, New York City is becoming the most liberal city in the world, and the Democrats have significant influence. You can hate it. You can tweet about it. You can scream and yell on your group chats. But you know what you can’t do if you’re registered as a Republican? You can’t vote in critical Democratic primaries where moderate voices matter.
These are just some of the many examples of how the retail landscape is rapidly evolving. But is it too little too late?
By Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l
Areligious vision is so important, reminding us that we are not owners of our resources. They belong not to us but to the Eternal and eternity. Hence we may not needlessly destroy-even in war
While the book certainly cites Litvish thinkers, including such luminaries as Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik and Rav Moshe Feinstein, the book leans heavily on chassidic thinkers in the modern period.
According to the headline, the funeral attracted 15,000 people, including hundreds of rabbanim and local government representatives.
Friedman's “bought and paid for” slur was not a random or one-time outburst. He has repeatedly accused Jews of controlling Congress or the White House.
By Deborah Katz
My father was an outstanding sportsman and in 1938 - after the Anschluss - a game of tennis saved his life.
Frankfurter was a lifelong committed Zionist, beginning with his association with Brandeis, who enlisted him into ZOA membership and a leadership position with the Parushim.
By Tzvi Fishman
Otzma Yehudit is not afraid to say things in a clear voice – just like I try to do – so I found my place in that party.
Jablon spoke of the inspiration he and his colleagues receive from watching the young workers blossom as they take on their various responsibilities.
At the time of these changes in U.S. policy, it was explained that they were not designed to close the door on Palestinian claims to part of Jerusalem.
Clearly some of our vaunted defense organizations with multi-million dollar budgets and highly paid staff ostensibly dedicated to dealing with this sort of thing are not up to the job.
The more one trains themselves to listen to this strong feeling in his heart, the clearer that voice will get and the easier it will be to do what is right each time.
By Judy Waldman
The shul is not only open to every Jew; it is accessible to every Jew.
Ask someone you trust to play the part of the interviewer. Then, spend time rehearsing questions and answers with that person.
By Naama Klein
I would not give up until I had achieved my quest and discovered a new continent, the fastest trade route to India, and/or the missing vaccination record – whichever came first.
Seizing An Opportunity? ‘More Than 100 Witnesses’ (Kerisos 11b-12a)
The smart davener knows that Hashem appreciates it when we approach Him with humility rather than with an attitude of "It's coming to me and I surely deserve it."
Before our matriarch Rivkah gave birth to Yaakov and Eisav, a Heavenly message told her they represented two opposing nations, “and one nation will struggle to overcome the other nation” (Bereishis 28:23).
By Baruch Lytle
Some breakouts are smart, others are silly, but they all make for fun conversation and hopefully fond memories.
By Baruch Lytle
Thousands attended its religious services. Its members included Abraham Beame, New York’s first Jewish mayor, and the operatic tenor Richard Tucker served as the center's cantor for many years.
You cannot choose a friend just because you like him/her. There must be an interrelationship – a give and take – between the two parties.
In Israel, most people are more careful to stress the end of the word (what’s called “mil’ra”), where it usually belongs for Hebrew words.
If a person leads a meritorious life, the good is revealed. If he doesn’t, the good is camouflaged and appears to be bad.
Question: I’ve always been intrigued by the large assemblage that gathers at the gravesite of R. Meir Ba’al HaNes in Tiberias on his yahrzeit, the 14th of Iyar. Why is such attention directed to his gravesite, in particular? F. Hager
"Thank you very much for the recommendations," Mr. Weiner replied. "I have to speak to a rabbi, though, about whether I can take the jobs."
By Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Schiffman
The beginning of the parsha is startling in its simplicity: see the blessing and the curse in front of you and choose the blessing.
Perhaps they see your dating as an affront to your siblings, or they are worried that people might think that something is wrong with the older two if they focus on you.
Luckily, anti-Israel students do us a favor. They paint such an inaccurate portrait of Israel that when we show students the reality, it almost always changes their minds.
If you support what the left opposes, the left will do everything possible to destroy your name and your business.
By Baruch Lytle
I believe in the right of law-abiding citizens to defend themselves. I believe in the rule of law – first G-d's law, then the government’s.
By Baruch Lytle
I am fairly certain that at least 95 percent of blacks and Hispanics in neighborhoods like Crown Heights and Williamsburg where I have lived for a long time are not anti-Semitic. If some of these people are angry at Jews, it’s because they misunderstand our customs or behavior.
Many of the provisions in these constitutions attempted to curtail assimilation or deter members from moving toward Reform.
News from Across the Pond.
Rosenberg and his family escaped Germany on January 23, 1940, thanks to an affidavit provided to them by a complete stranger from Texas.
Emotions were high as the olim walked off the plane at 6 a.m. where they were met with rousing cheers, shofar blasts, and an exuberant crowd of 1,400.
Not long ago, a small political party in Belgium also made a deepfake. It produced a video of President Trump encouraging Belgium to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord. The video was met with anger and outrage – except that it was a fake.
Some academics suggest that Washington's letter, which virtually all agree presents his most prominent pronouncement on religious toleration, was actually drafted by Thomas Jefferson.
The range of Gluck’s efforts included significant funding for most of Beit El’s educational institutions including yeshivas for both college and high school-aged men and a high school academy for girls.
The new guidelines would require New York City’s non-public schools to substantially adhere to standards followed by the city’s public schools.
COJO Flatbush CEO Louis Welz praised the Councilmember for his crucial role in obtaining the financial support necessary for the computer courses...
If these people [Tlaib and Ilhan Omar] amass even more power or they’re not held accountable for the crimes they commit, what's to stop them from inciting violence against Jewish people?
The president’s critics were somewhat circuitous in their claim: to say someone is “disloyal” is to presuppose that there is a “loyalty” in the first place, to a country other than the U.S.
By Sandy Eller
Requests submitted by The Jewish Press under the Freedom Of Information Law for clarifications of the proposed regulations produced conflicting answers.
Not vaccinating is not about religion. I am afraid to say, but I believe it’s the exact opposite. It’s kefirah. It’s being stubborn and foolish at your children's expense.
Should a Jew be concerned about paranormal phenomena such as dybbuks and gilgulim?
What differentiates us from all other creations of Hashem, such as animals for example, is our ability to choose and make change.
There are many reasons why the Democrats and their Jewish supporters refuse to call out the anti-Jewish bigots on their own side and instead accuse President Trump, the most pro-Israel president in American history, of anti-Semitism.
Why had the Nazis left untouched this massive testimony to a people they were determined to eradicate?
Research shows that children can learn to say “please” and “thank you” from the age of eighteen months; however, true gratitude and appreciation takes time to grow and blossom.
"Gruninger paid a high price for the choice he made. In the struggle between his sense of duty as a police officer, and dedication to the concepts of humanity, the latter triumphed," states Yad Vashem.
This is not history to be relegated to the past and forgotten.
We all know about the Satmar Rebbe’s anti-Zionist stance, but there was much more to him than his anti-Zionism.
Leaders on all levels must pay careful attention to the commander's intent as a misunderstanding can result in terrible consequences.
I came here from the UK. The capture of the once noble Labour party (sister party of America’s Democratic Party) by extreme Left-wingers and anti-Semites is now complete. A disturbingly high percentage of them come from Britain’s Muslim community where anti-Semitism is off the scale. The identical process emanating from the same extreme Left-Muslim alliance, the so-called "Red-Green alliance," has infected the Democrats.
America’s Jewish community has reached a critical juncture. Our leadership has failed us. A new leadership will arise. Will we rally to support new organizations willing to inject true meaning into American Jewry, draw red lines, and oppose those who oppose us notwithstanding potential agreement on unrelated issues?
Radical activists now advocate that anyone – poet, politician, inventor, or writer – who owned slaves at any time in history be vilified and pilloried.
What makes someone great, really great? Many commentators say the answer to this question is hidden in the following verses from this week's parshah
Every Friday, Anarchists Against the Wall engage in violent protests against the IDF soldiers and security forces.
Noah tried to found a Jewish state at Grand Island in the Niagara River, to be called Ararat.
By T. Gestetner
This morning I entered the bank. While waiting on line, I noticed a small commotion. A number of people were standing around a young crying boy who was holding an Israeli 50-shekel note in his hands.
“This way I am purchasing Olam Habah with the mitzvah of building a mikvah,” the rich man explained.
In an office setting, therefore, the question of whether a worker may take food home depends on local common practice.
Temple Management 101 'The Rest Were Given To The Craftsmen' (Kerisos 6a)
As urgent as this call was at the beginning of the 20th century, it is even more urgent in this era when Jewish communities are more exposed than ever to the influences of the secular world.
Just answering amen with such a massive crowd to “v’chaim tovim aleinu v’al kol Yisrael” makes a severe dent in my efforts.
Now is the time for you to focus on what you have to offer to this world, to your community, and to a spouse.
The Chofetz Chaim says that if one has the power to correct a situation among Klal Yisrael and fails to do so, he is culpable for any blood spilled among them.
The sound of the shofar and of the chatzotzros are intended to awaken us to the realization that Hashem is our Melech and that He controls the world and our lives...
By Tzvi Fishman
Rabbi Abba kissed the stones – which don’t yield fruit or produce – to demonstrate that the Land was holy in and of itself.
Question: Why do some people have the custom to study Mishnayot for the departed? Also, does Pirkei Avot have five chapters or six? In my Mishnayot, it has five, but in my siddur it has six. Harold Klein
By Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Schiffman
The remedy for external dangers is to reject the foreign cultures. Is the antidote to arrogance to discourage material wealth?
It is also a cost-effective and commercially available solution that generates fresh, pure water directly from the atmosphere at prices that are up to 10 times cheaper than local filtered water.
News from across the pond.
In 1946, Lansky ordered his men to help bring Holocaust survivors to Eretz Yisrael and facilitate the establishment of the Jewish state.
If a person only has one Jewish neighbor, he will appreciate him, but if all the neighbors are Jewish, he might not even know the name of the person living next door.
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.
As Byron York underscores in the Washington Examiner, what becomes clear from the transcript is that there was an acknowledgement of an institutional, programmatic anti-Trump bias amongst reporters.
The Supreme Court is not well. And the people know it. Perhaps the Court can heal itself before the public demands it be ‘restructured in order to reduce the influence of politics.
September 18, 2026 
