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Shailot Uteshuvot Min Hashamayim* Dear Shmuly, thanks for
Shailot Uteshuvot Min Hashamayim* Dear Shmuly, thanks for the letter. I do not get much of those these days. I miss the personal interactions I had...

No, David Brooks, you are wrong, they are not the same. In an
No, David Brooks, you are wrong, they are not the same. In an otherwise worthwhile essay on faith, David Brooks mistakingly conflates two diametrical...

Our Shul has been desecrated. My family spends summers in Tel
Our Shul has been desecrated. My family spends summers in Tel Aviv. The Shul we go to when we are there recently hosted a controversial fashion show...

Paying it Forward? Superimposing an ancient debate onto a
Paying it Forward? Superimposing an ancient debate onto a contemporary disagreement, Rav Hershel Shachter compares his Rabbinic colleagues who try t...

Im going to The Jewish Museum to do my Rosh Hashana prep.
Im going to The Jewish Museum to do my Rosh Hashana prep. Their new show, From the Margins: Lee Krasner and Norman Lewis, 1945-1952 offers a unique ...

Mazal Tov to Dr. Sharon Weiss-Greenberg for taking the helm at
Mazal Tov to Dr. Sharon Weiss-Greenberg for taking the helm at JOFA, the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance. Dr. Weiss-Greenberg is part of a cohort ...

I just used up five out of fifteen very precious minutes in a
I just used up five out of fifteen very precious minutes in a persons life. According to Andy Warhol, everyone gets 15 minutes of fame in life. I ju...

In other words, to slightly paraphrase R. Kooks beautiful
In other words, to slightly paraphrase R. Kooks beautiful formulation: הישן תתחדש וההתחדשות תתקדש; sanctifying Gods world with ...