Save The Agunah
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
Dahlia Oziel is a singer, songwriter, and Instagram influencer who has started a revolution in how the Jewish community responds to agunos. The terrain has now...
The Relationship Between Pain And Prayer
By Malkie Gordon Hirsch
This past Shabbos, we started learning Rav Melamed’s Peninei Halachah, his sefer on hilchot tefillah. In it, he addresses the technical and halachic requirements of which...
Aliyah Chronicle: The Vote Is In
By Shmuel Katz
Several weeks ago I wrote an article previewing the upcoming mayoral election here in Bet Shemesh. I analyzed the race and demographic trends here in Bet Shemesh...
In Defense Of Ivanka And Jared
By Ben Chouake, MD (Dr. Ben)
National President, NORPAC
Member of the Board of Multiple Jewish Organizations
While I usually try to stay above the fray of partisan criticism, I was personally...
Into The Light
By Hillel Fuld
Not sure I should be putting this into writing.
Since I can remember, I have always been confused by anti-Semitism. I get it—they hate us. But why?
Well, Jewish...
Other Side Of The Bench: Truth Or Consequences
By David Seidemann
It began in 1927 with the selection of Charles Lindbergh as Time Magazine’s Man of the Year. Since then, every year the magazine has spotlighted the individual...
The Soul Of Breaking News
I believe that breaking news used to be a thing. Anyone who grew up before the era of smartphones with alerts that introduce every story with the words “breaking...
Breaking News Habit
It is difficult but necessary. I’m trying to reduce the amount of news that I consume because, for now anyway, I’m weary and need a break.
I think I’m slowly...
Halachic Musings: Presidential Prayer
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
Every day the headlines are blaring the latest testimony in the House impeachment process. Jews who recognize and are appreciative of the president’s actions are certainly...
What Seth Rogen Is Really Telling Us
By Rabbi Yotav Eliach
Seth Rogen is not a bad person, nor is he a self-hating Jew. He is a typical North American “woke” progressive, a citizen of the world...