Pouring Away Ayin Ha’ra: The Work Of Rebbetzin Aidel Miller
By Barbara Bensoussan
Blei gissen, the technique of pouring lead to nullify ayin ha’ra, the poisonous evil eye, has its source in the Gemara and been practiced for many years....
Schlissel Challah – An Analysis
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
The custom of Schlissel Challah has become very widespread, not only in the Chassidish world but in many other communities as well.
Two years ago, an article...
Activist Ari Fuld Killed in Gush Etzion Terror Attack
From Wire Service Reports
Gush Etzion junction stabbing attack victim Ari Fuld was a well-known social media personality and Israel advocate.
Fuld was a father of four and a dual U.S.-Israeli...
Islamic Jihad Declares Ceasefire After Firing 30 Rockets at Israel
Palestinian terrorist group Islamic Jihad said on Saturday that it would halt attacks into Israel from the Gaza Strip after firing the heaviest rocket salvos across the border since August.
One...
The Shidduch Crisis Explained
By Simon Lichtenstein
Recently there have been some requests to lay out the hard facts of the shidduch crisis. Here they are.
The problem. The number of non-chassidishe Orthodox young women...
A Guide To An Israeli Butcher Shop
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
When Americans travel to Israel for yom tov, they often do one of two things:
A. They either bring their choice cuts of meats from the United...
Rav Aharon Kotler, זצ״ל The Early Years
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
Every so often, individuals emerge in Jewish history who, by dint of their personality and intellect, profoundly change the topography of Jewish life. One such person...
Dating Forum: Difficulties Getting Along With Others
Question:
I am dating someone and things are going really well, but there are a few things that bother me about her. I know no one is perfect, but I...
Rav Aharon Kotler, זצ״ל The Early Years, Part 3
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
Although the name of Rav Aharon Kotler, zt’l, is well known in Torah circles, very little biographical information of his earlier life in Europe is available....
A Cultural Divide
By By Larry Gordon
The event took place in the epicenter of what can conceivably be referred to as the shidduch headquarters, if there is such a thing. It was last...
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MGM Bringing ‘Fiddler’ to Life — Again
BY BEN SALES
(JTA) — Wonder of wonders: “Fiddler on the Roof” is returning to the big screen.
MGM will produce a remake of the iconic 1964...
Former YU Chancellor Rabbi Norman Lamm Dies at 92
NEW YORK (JTA) – Norman Lamm, the prolific author and Modern Orthodox rabbi who headed Yeshiva University for nearly three decades, died Sunday. He...
Opportunity to Write Sefer Torah, Benefit Misaskim
Every one of us was shattered each time we heard about another member of Klal Yisrael who succumbed to the coronavirus. We cried and...