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At Graduation, Students Have a Lesson for their JSU...
When Rabbi Chaim Neiditch rose to the podium to deliver the keynote speech for an Atlanta public high school at the end of May, parents in the mainly Christian South didn’t...
Jun 26, 2014
By OU Staff
Bring Back My Boys
Bring Back My Boys
Every day I wake up and check my phone for updates about my boys—Gilad, Eyal, and Naftali. I know that I did not give birth to them and they are not...
Jun 26, 2014
By Adina Soclof
Anxious or Depressed? How Exercise Plays a Role
Anxious or Depressed? How Exercise Plays a Role
Anxiety Yocheved* came to me last year complaining of sleeping issues along with restlessness while awake. She was having problems socially and was often irritable. After ruling out sleep apnea as...
Jun 26, 2014
By Alan Freishtat
Rebbeim; All of You
Rebbeim; All of You
The following is based on a speech I delivered to the middle-school students of Yeshiva Darchei Noam of Monsey, where I serve as Dean, at a general studies award ceremony. On...
Jun 23, 2014
By Rabbi Yakov Horowitz
The Game is Bigger than the Team
The Game is Bigger than the Team
This article originally appeared on rabbisacks.org. So the battle for the World Cup has finally begun. You could hardly miss it. Already in anticipation the logo on my computer search engine...
Jun 23, 2014
By Britain's Former Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
Photos: Jewish Unity in Living Color
Jewish people all over the world are uniting in prayer. At shuls, community centers, holy sites, schools, and parks, our brothers and sisters raise their unified voice in prayer. It’s no...
Jun 19, 2014
By Rabbi Eliyahu Fink
Why We Fight
Why We Fight
The Jewish community seems constantly engaged in battle. Aside from the normal friction that is part of any group dynamic, we also experience prolonged and bitter ideological conflicts. The Left insults...
Jun 18, 2014
By Rabbi Gil Student
Remembering Loved Ones with Some Help from NCSY
Remembering Loved Ones with Some Help from NCSY
On the Sunday between Mother’s and Father’s Day, Holocaust survivors and their family members recalled memories of their loved ones with the help of teens from NCSY’s Jacksonville chapter (JAX). NCSY...
Jun 18, 2014
By OU Staff
Don’t Just Hashtag, Join a Rally
Don’t Just Hashtag, Join a Rally
On Monday afternoon, hundreds of Jews from the New York and New Jersey area took to the streets to pray for the release of Gil-Ad Sha’ar (16), Eyal Yifrach (19), and...
Jun 18, 2014
By Nachum Segal
Shavuot Puts the Meaning Into Mitzvah
Shavuot Puts the Meaning Into Mitzvah
This article originally appeared at thejc.com. The latest stir in America’s modern Orthodox community has come from an article by Jay Lefkowitz in Commentary, called “The Rise of Social Orthodoxy.” Lefkowitz...
Jun 2, 2014
By Rabbi Dr. Ben Elton

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