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The Art of Disagreement in a Polarized World
In an era when disagreement often feels synonymous with disdain, the life and career of Rabbi Moshe Hauer, who passed away suddenly on October 14, stand as proof that...
Torah Is the Air We Breathe
Throughout the pandemic, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has singled out the Jewish community for violating “stay-at-home” orders. Now, although Jews still face severe restrictions on religious...
Ivanka, Jared, and the Jewish Sabbath
The media frenzy surrounding President Trump has included reports about his daughter and son-in-law’s observance of Jewish ritual, including resting on the Jewish Sabbath. On a few occasions, the...
Devotion and Sensibility
Judaism: A Way of Being by David Gelernter Yale, 248 pages, $26 n The gateway to a man’s soul is his eyes”not in the sense of what one sees...
When Values Collide
The term “Modern Orthodox” is, in a sense, self-contradictory, which makes one wonder why it has been used for so long to describe a significant portion of the Jewish...
