“Jewish history as a discipline and Jewish history books in general did not come into vogue until the late nineteenth century”

“If one sets out to produce only generals, who knows if there will be any soldiers?”

“In the name of Hashem, wishing a long life with many long years and peace, to Hagaon Moreinu Rabbeinu Rav Shmuel ben Rav Tzvi, amen v’amen."

As I did not understand a word except now and then an Amen or Hallelujah, my attention was directed to the haste with which they covered their heads with their hats as soon as the ...

Rav Yosef Eliyahu Henkin (1881–1973) was one of America’s greatest poskim

Tishah B’Av marks the 88th yahrtzeit of Dr. Leo (Shmuel) Deutschlander

To attract foreign currency into the state coffers, the government opened a chain of stores named Torgsin (a Russian acronym for “Trade with Foreigners”)

“Rokeach was the kosher person’s Edison”

“...The Jewish mind does not recognize anything praiseworthy in the erection of not useful and salutary, although magnificent structures”

Who was this editor in chief of Yiddishe Tageblatt?

Legendary chazzan Yossele Rosenblatt had always dreamed that his last pulpit would be in the Holy Land