
In tribute to my friend Rav Dovid Kamenetsky ztz”l

Successful self-examination on Yom Kippur depends on shaking us from our complacency

“Every child deserves his moment — not just some of them”

If Poland is one giant Jewish graveyard, then Krakow is the gravestone
The nusach of our saying “Atah” is clearly so that we can feel that we are speaking to Him, panim el panim, face-to-face, says the Rashba

A harsh truth about politics and leading a democracy is that you often have to cozy up to unscrupulous and deceitful despots

Hello is hope and opportunity; goodbye is finality and conclusion

Everyone has an opportunity to draw closer to Hashem through the maamar that’s closest to his spiritual station

Unsolicited advice from people with no qualifications but many opinions

Assassins never seem to learn that killing people only immortalizes their legacy

“I am among those crushed by the burden of financial instability, while close family members live in luxury”