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Gabriella Jacobs

Sep 10, 2026, 9:27 PM

Holidays at the In-Laws

Since making aliyah, I’ve learned that there are many valid ways to spend a Jewish holiday. You can spend the afternoon reading, taking a walk, and eventually falling asleep on the couch. Or you can spend it playing Catan, followed by...

Michael Feldstein

Sep 9, 2026, 9:00 PM

The Evolution of the Hashkama Minyan

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Walk into almost any Orthodox synagogue on a Shabbat morning today, and you’ll likely find a 7:15am hashkama minyan packed with congregants. It feels like one of those timeless, quintessential institutions of Orthodox Jewish life today. However, the truth is...

Daphne Lazar Price

Sep 3, 2026, 6:42 PM

What Gloria Steinem taught this Orthodox feminist

Gloria Steinem at a campaign event for Hillary Clinton in Minneapolis, Minnesota. October 7, 2016 (CC, Lorie Shaull via Wikimedia Commons)

Her questions about power, equality and who gets a voice gave me a way to challenge observant Judaism from within — without asking me to abandon it

Aug 20, 2026, 3:02 PM

Book review – Between Torah and Derech Eretz

A few months ago, a collector from Israel went around with the attached tzedakah card. The card described an impoverished family whose children were sleeping on the floor. It then explained that the father learns Torah all day, resulting...

Aug 7, 2026, 7:26 PM

When Did We Start Needing Labels?

This morning I was sitting on my mirpeset with a cup of coffee, replaying a conversation I had with my son the night before. It started with what seemed like a simple question. He asked me to compare him and his...

Aug 4, 2026, 6:24 PM

10 stories about my grandfather-in-law, Rabbi Norman Lamm

Rabbi Lamm with Yeshiva University student Mikey Butler. Courtesy of the Lamm Legacy. Used with permission.

Known for his ideas, Rabbi Lamm was also a grandson, a disciple, an embattled university president, and a caring person who never lost sight of the individual

Jul 27, 2026, 12:41 PM

Judaism is Not a Religion

It has been awhile since I took to these pages. This past March the Ayatollah Kohmeni sent ballistic missiles to Israel which unfortunately kept us from attending our grandson’s bar-mitzvah in America. My beautiful wife and I took the...

Eliezer Avraham

Jul 23, 2026, 9:30 AM

The Rebuilding Chronicles

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A Journey Through Loneliness, Brokenness, Destruction and Renewal A lighthouse for the weary soul, a companion for Tisha B’Av and the dawn that follows Every soul that rebuilds walks through four pillars: Loneliness, Brokenness, Destruction and Renewal. These are not obstacles....

Jul 21, 2026, 6:56 AM

The Courtyard Stands Open: Why Jews Must Teach the Nations Now

In the days when the Temple stood in Jerusalem, a vast Court of the Gentiles welcomed those drawn from the nations. This outer courtyard formed part of Hashem's design. Sincere seekers could bring offerings to any Israelite citizen standing...

Jul 16, 2026, 12:31 PM

Burdens Worth Bearing

The Torah describes itself as a “song.” This is rather telling about the complex structure of the Torah. A song communicates with its listener through multiple means. The words of the Torah are, in the words of the sages,...

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