Beliefs and concepts
Letters to President Clinton: Biblical Lessons on Faith and Leadership, by Menachem Genack (REVIEW)
Letters to President Clinton: Biblical Lessons on Faith and Leadership, edited by Rabbi Menachem Genack (OU Press, 2013). In the Book of Numbers, Eldad...
Jewish Federation and Israeli Leaders Debate Jewish Identity Growth Strategies at Conference
JNS.org - Jewish leaders convening at the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) General Assembly (GA) in Jerusalem this week debated the recent Pew Research Center survey that showed increasing assimilation among American Jews. "What we've seen is a...
CUFI’s John Hagee, Face of Christian Zionism, Grows Movement Despite Skeptics
JNS.org - NEW YORK—With more than 1.6 million members, Pastor John Hagee's Christians United For Israel (CUFI) has become a powerful force in pro-Israel advocacy in American politics. Additionally, his humanitarian work—including the...
Pope Francis on Kristallnacht: Jews are ‘Big Brothers’ of Catholics
JNS.org -Pope Francis I called the Jewish people the "big brothers" of Roman Catholics as he marked the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass), the 1938 looting and violence against German Jews...
Why Judaism and Superstition Don’t Mix
Dr. Narendra Dabholkar was a doughty activist against superstition and black magic. A gentle man...
Adelson, Iran, and Double Standards
Last Tuesday. I organized an event in New York City at Yeshiva University that addressed...
The Growing Extremism of Reform Leader Eric Yoffie
Rabbi Eric Yoffie is one of those courageous souls, prepared to throw stones while living...
Pew Jews: The Future of American Judaism
Oh, dear. American Jewish poobahs are all upset by a Pew Foundation survey that "discovered"...
Put an End to the Israeli Chief Rabbinate’s Monopoly
It's painful to have one's rabbinic credentials challenged by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. But...
Letters to President Clinton: Biblical Lessons on Faith and Leadership, by Menachem Genack (REVIEW)
Letters to President Clinton: Biblical Lessons on Faith and Leadership, edited by Rabbi Menachem Genack (OU Press, 2013). In the Book of Numbers, Eldad and...
Jewish Federation and Israeli Leaders Debate Jewish Identity Growth Strategies at Conference
JNS.org - Jewish leaders convening at the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) General Assembly (GA) in Jerusalem this week debated the recent Pew Research Center survey...
CUFI’s John Hagee, Face of Christian Zionism, Grows Movement Despite Skeptics
JNS.org - NEW YORK—With more than 1.6 million members, Pastor John Hagee's Christians United For Israel (CUFI) has become a powerful force in...
Pope Francis on Kristallnacht: Jews are ‘Big Brothers’ of Catholics
JNS.org -Pope Francis I called the Jewish people the "big brothers" of Roman Catholics as he marked the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht (Night of...
Why Judaism and Superstition Don’t Mix
Dr. Narendra Dabholkar was a doughty activist against superstition and black magic. A gentle man but fiercely rational, he would travel throughout India exposing frauds,...
Adelson, Iran, and Double Standards
Last Tuesday. I organized an event in New York City at Yeshiva University that addressed the two existential threats confronting the Jewish people worldwide: a...
The Growing Extremism of Reform Leader Eric Yoffie
Rabbi Eric Yoffie is one of those courageous souls, prepared to throw stones while living in a glass house. Not content to criticize the Chabad...
Pew Jews: The Future of American Judaism
Oh, dear. American Jewish poobahs are all upset by a Pew Foundation survey that "discovered" that the intermarriage rate in the USA is at 58...
Put an End to the Israeli Chief Rabbinate’s Monopoly
It's painful to have one's rabbinic credentials challenged by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. But that's exactly what's happened to me. In truth, it's much more...
Treasury Secretary Lew, Nobel Laureate Aumann Among 2013 ‘Orthodox Jewish All Stars’
JNS.org - Jew in the City, an organization working to connect Orthodox Judaism with digital media, has named 10 individuals as 2013's "Orthodox Jewish All...
How Dare Israel’s Rabbinate Dictate to American Orthodox Jews
Recent media reports indicate that at least ten American Modern Orthodox rabbis are no longer allowed by the Israeli Chief Rabbinate to recognize the Jewish...
We Must Work Together, Even When We Disagree
According to an old legend, when a Jewish man living on an uninhabited island was asked why he needed three houses, he replied: "A house...
Women of the Wall Don’t Want to Compromise
JNS.org - Women of the Wall faced a tough choice this Rosh Chodesh. Though I don't agree with their goals, they could have finally been...
Proud to Be a Jew and a Woman of the Wall
JNS.org - On Rosh Chodesh at the Western Wall (Kotel), when Orthodox men and women protest, spit, and curse at me, I am saddened by...
