A Lament for a Timeless Hymn
This neglect of Adon Olam is exacerbated by some of the melodies that accompany it
The Moment: Issue 1078
As Moshe completed the thought, Rav Olshin grew excited. “This is in the back of the Gemara?” he exclaimed. “Can you show it to me?”
Can We Keep the Stars in the Classroom?
We’re losing quality teachers because the numbers just don’t add up
Building Myself Back
Even in the hardest places, I kept looking for light
Jerusalem of the Balkans
Thessaloniki Jewry’s wealth made the city a major center of Sephardic Jewry in the Ottoman Empire
Auto Pentagon
Trump is rewriting more than just the rulebook
Taking Shame out of Teshuvah
How regret can open the door to real growth
Words We Never Used to Say
It’s not an isolated incident. Frum Yidden, people who live by Torah values, using language that would once have been unthinkable
Everyone and Their Agenda
The expectation of instant reporting, instant analysis, instant takeaways, makes us all shallower. But that’s the era we live in
Why Did He Cry Wolf?
I wonder what was really going on with The Boy
The Sofer and the Apprentice
Something about him made us feel at peace, even in our turbulent home
