Are Kids Being Mechalel Shabbos in Full Chareidi Uniform?
By Rav Y. Reuven Rubin, England
I well remember Moishe’la: he was from South America and learnt in the Yeshivah when I was a young...
The Parnassah Crisis: What Are We Doing About It?
Dear Kehilla member,
You are all well aware that the modern day economy poses both enormous challenges and opportunities to every member of our...
Building Our Children’s Self-Esteem
By Rabbi Moshe Meir Weiss
It's hard to believe that very soon it will be the shloshim for the much loved Dovid Winiarz, Dovid Avrohom...
Of “Pitches” and “Closings” in the Kiruv Continuum
Part of a series devoted to Kiruv.
By Rabbi Yitschak Rudomin MA
Director: Jewish Professionals Institute. Email: [email protected]
Formerly: Director Sinai Heritage Center (Wall Street) and AJOP...
Emunah and Bitachon
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
Parshas Ki Savo begins with the mitzvah of bikkurim. Through this mitzvah and the rich symbolism of the mitzvos surrounding it,...
The Anti-Vaccination Disgrace
By Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD
There is a small, yet very vocal and influential group of “anti-vaxxers” living in our heimishe communities. They should...
Vanquishing The Middas Hadin
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
Rosh Chodesh Elul is upon us. As the summer winds down, we marvel at how swiftly the days flew by, these...
The New York Times Double Standard, Again
By J. Auerbach
No one is more enamored with stone-throwing Palestinian teen-age boys than New York Times Jerusalem Bureau Chief Jodi Rudoren.
Nearly a year...
Opinion: A Small Nasty Political Campaign Fuels Big Anti-Semitism
By Eli Verschleiser
As I glanced through my emails, one of them immediately stood out and caught my eye.
I felt a tingling in my left...
The Value of Vulnerability
By Rabbi Naphtali Hoff
One of the central actions of Yom Kippur is to admit wrongdoing as a way of achieving atonement. As we pray...
Whose Job Is It? (Part II)
By Rabbi Naphtali Hoff
Last week, I presented a question based on my experiences within the realm of chinuch. While it would appear that many...
Obama Wants a Bad Iran Deal at Any Price
By Noah Beck
Much has been written about just how bad the proposed Iranian nuclear deal has gotten. This outcome is hardly surprising after Israel’s...
Jimmy Carter Meets Knesset Speaker at South Africa Airport, Asks About Charedi IDF Enlistment
In a chance meeting at a South Africa airport following the memorial service held in memory of Nelson Mandela on Tuesday, Israel's Knesset ...
20 Years: Call the Crown Heights Riots What They Were: Anti-Semitic
From The Jewish Week: The Crown Heights riots, one of the most traumatic events in American Jewish history, still elicits shivers and arguments as...
Justice
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
Back in the day when we were fighting for the life and freedom of Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin, there were those who...
Opinion: Shidduch Crisis? Don’t Look to the Age Gap
What is one supposed to do when there are pronouncements that are disconnected from logic and reality? Is he supposed to convince himself that...
Chaos and Confusion
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
This year is turning out to be quite a difficult one. A new virus that emanated from China is affecting...
“Hadron Aloch Talmud Bavli”
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
Last week, Jews the world over celebrated a massive accomplishment and their hearts swelled with pride. All too often, we...
The Truth
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
The more we hear people talk about the lack of truth in our world and the need to pursue it,...
The Matzav Shmoooze: Honk Out Tent City
My Fellow Yidden,
Recently, I was driving northbound on Cedar Bridge Avenue in Lakewood, NJ, whereupon my car began to fill with toxic fumes. Since as...
