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Jun 8, 2020, 10:32 PM

Lessons from my mother

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She endured the horrors of the Holocaust with her faith intact, raised a family, and died of COVID-19 in a Long Island nursing home

Apr 8, 2020, 1:25 AM

Passover – The Holiday of Hope

The scene is familiar even though the actors are different. Jews are rounded up, herded into confined areas, given minimal nutrition and forced to work under the watchful eye of taskmasters, who brutally oppress them. The inception of the tragic...

Feb 14, 2020, 6:44 AM

Trump, Pelosi, and the Torah

Shortly after the State of the Union Address, the political pundits were hard at work spinning the story to fit their narrative. There were those who immediately spoke out and blamed Trump for a partisan speech. There were those...

Jun 27, 2019, 11:09 PM

What is the US Hiding from Us?

In today’s world of contentious partisanism, it is increasingly difficult to discern “real news” from “fake news.” Lines are drawn and rarely is compromise a valued approach. Worse yet, is the fact that people on both sides seem to...

May 21, 2019, 8:06 AM

Hear O’ Israel… And Uncover Your Eyes’

One of the most fundamental lessons taught in medical school is to “Let your patient talk and listen to what they say.” Diagnosis depends upon many factors, with a critical one being the history elicited by the medical professional. ...

Aug 28, 2018, 7:52 PM

Thank you President Trump

Jakiw Palij, a former Nazi concentration camp guard, stands in front of a building in the Queens borough of New York, November 20, 2003. (Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times via AP)

For years, the US failed to get Nazi camp guard Jakiw Palij deported to Germany. This president made it happen

Dec 13, 2017, 10:29 AM

An Eerie Experience

Police with guns and German Shepherds surround Jews in a cordoned area. The sight was familiar; the feeling was eerie. Hundreds of Jews were directed to a cordoned area by gun toting men in uniform accompanied by trained dogs. The burly officers...

Jun 14, 2017, 9:39 PM

Haunted by the Holocaust

Recently, I attended a wedding of a neighbor’s daughter and an acquaintance’s son. In speaking to the father of the groom it became apparent that he and I had certain things in common. Each of us were children of Holocaust...

Feb 22, 2017, 2:26 PM

Time to Fight for the Dead Jews of Vilna

Before the onset of World War II there were over 200,000 Jews who called Lithuania their home. In a few short years the Nazis and countless Lithuanian cohorts effectively murdered 95% of the Jewish men, women, and children in...

Jan 23, 2017, 9:10 PM

Ivanka, Jared, and Shabbat

I was quite amazed by the numerous comments of so many regarding the decision of Ivanka and Jared to participate in the Inaugural celebrations despite the fact that it meant they would be in a car on the holy...

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About Me

Rabbi Zev Friedman is the Rosh Mesivta, Dean Of Rambam Mesivta for Boys and Shalhevet High School for Girls.