Twenty Minutes of Action: An Indefensible Revictimization
I didn’t follow the case of Brock Turner too closely. He’s the Stanford University swimmer who was convicted of raping an unconscious 22-year-old woman. Ultimately, he got six months – with...
Savitsky Talks: Is the Torah in Favor of Gun...
In this episode of Savitsky Talks, Stephen Savitsky talks with Rabbi Josh Flug about his latest article for Jewish Action where he discussed the Jewish perspective on gun control. Savitsky is...
Every Vote Counts in Local Elections
Just how important is it to vote in local elections? Maury Litwack, Director of State Political Affairs for OU Advocacy, explains in The Five Towns Jewish Times: There’s nothing like a...
I Accidentally Hired an Orthodox Rabbi for My Father’s...
Adele Levin writes for The Washington Post about how she accidentally hired an Orthodox rabbi for her father’s funeral. Levin only realizes after meeting Rabbi Eli Fink that she’s called the...
Massive Flooding Damages Houston Jewish Communities
From the JTA: Massive flooding has caused serious damage to the Jewish community of Houston for the second time in less than a year and just days before Passover. Dozens of...
What a Victim of ALS Can Teach Us About...
Imagine being a prisoner in your own body, fully aware, entirely conscious, thinking and emotionally feeling, and yet unable to move or speak at all. For many suffering from ALS, or...
Two 16-year-old Chabad girls reported missing near Orlando found...
From the JTA: Two 16-year-old girls from the Chabad-Lubavitch community who went missing during a Shabbat afternoon walk while on a class trip in Orlando, Florida, were found in a nearby area...
North of Paris, a Beleaguered Jewish Community Dares to...
From the JTA: After three firebombs hit the synagogue of this poor and heavily Muslim suburb of Paris, municipal authorities advised the local Jewish community to lower its profile. Like dozens...
New York State Budget Is a Victory for the...
New Wins Build on Last Year’s $250 Million Commitment to Nonpublic Schools, Follow Months of Advocacy by OU – Teach NYS New York, NY– Orthodox Union – Teach NYS released the...
Purim extravaganza nixed, haredi rockers give Belgian Jews private...
From the JTA: When they boarded a plane for Belgium on Monday, the Haredi pop stars Gil and Aryeh Gat were on a mission to bring extra cheer to one of the...
