Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan has always been as much as a mystery to me as he has been an influence. Born in 1934, he passed away 48 years later, on the 14th of Shevat. Growing up, I remember hearing people take note of the young age he died, wondering aloud if, like other mystics, he was
In tribute to attorney Yaakov Weinroth, defender of yeshivahs and prime ministers
Want to learn about the inner workings of the Jewish community? Skip the Pew Report. No need to attend any plenary conference panels. The real action takes place week after week in the letters-to-the-editor section of Jewish publications. Here you’ll find poignant considerations on contemporary Jewish issues, lost raincoats, feedback on controversial editorials, some non-FDA-approved
How did he so quickly grasp the condition of a 13-year-old bochur who doodled his shiur away?
I attended South Shore elementary school in Hewlett, New York, from 1990 through 1998. Throughout my years there my menahel was Rabbi Chanina Herzberg, who passed away this past week. The following are lessons from his presence in my life. The lokshen is always at the bottom. There were two types of moments you
