No one said making conversation on dates would be easy…
W e all know about the “Fifth Chelek of Shulchan Aruch” for sensitive issues, but I would venture to say we need to develop a “Sixth Chelek” to govern all those tricky social interactions, behavioral norms, and fashion details we’d otherwise miss. You can be a world-renowned halachah expert, but still trip over a
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
