Respect For Law: A Biblical Perspective
The episode at Shechem (Genesis 34) is a complex one. Following an abominable crime committed by the local prince, two of the sons of our patriarch, Yaakov, avenged the...
Quicken Loans and the Issue of Ribis
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman
Agudas Yisroel recently published a Psak Din signed by leading Gedolim about the prohibition in borrowing money from Quicken Loans without a Heter Iskah. Among those...
Yom HaShoah And Echoes of Hatred: Antisemitism from 1940 to 2023
The Holocaust should not be conflated with the painful memories of October 7th. Though both mark unimaginable Jewish suffering, they are not the same.
The Holocaust spanned five harrowing years....
Extreme Trauma: When Evil Struck, Human Greatness Answered
Review By Gavriel Aryeh Sanders
On October 7, 2023, the world saw evil uncloaked. But what many haven’t seen—what Extreme Trauma: October 7 as an Outlier in the Range of...
Orthodox Union Draws Nearly 140 Women at ‘Women Unight’ Event Engaging Emerging Career Professionals
Manhattan’s Moise Safra Center was abuzz earlier this month as nearly 140 young professional women representing a diverse spectrum of hashkafot gathered for social and spiritual enrichment at the...
In A Hurry To Leave
One of the obligations the Haggadah requires of us is to view ourselves as if we had been freed from the Egyptian bondage. Maimonides (the Rambam) cites this as...
Krias Yam Suf, The Baal Shem Tov, And Moshiach
Derashah Delivered By Harav Yussie Zakutinsky, Shlita
Transcribed by Yochanan Gordon
This seudah that we are having now, which closes out the yom tov of Pesach, is known by two names:...
Before The Sea Split: Two PUAH Stories
By Gila Arnold
At some point in our lives, many have felt they’ve hit a dead end. Like the ancient Israelites, we see a raging sea in front of us...
Rabbis Urge Women to Use Tahor App
Frightened about coronavirus? You’re not alone — this pandemic has put everyone on edge. For Jewish women who use the mikvah, quarantine and social distancing present new challenges to...
The Phenomenon That Is Nissim Saal
My interview with Chazan Nissim Saal was a long time coming, due to his busy travel schedule. We planned to touch base on motzaei Shabbos to nail down a...
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