Sadly, it’s a fact: Orthodox Jews don’t celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. day. In the more Orthodox schools the day passed without much of a mention. In certain modern schools, there are no … more

In the front of the warmly lit sanctuary of the Carelebach Synagogue, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach accepted Rick Sanchez’s apology. Sanchez, the former host of Rick’s List, a program on CNN, was … more

In their fundamental theology, untainted by modern liberal thinking, the other major religions of the world claim that those who do not subscribe to their belief system have no share in the world to … more

During these past two weeks we have witnessed some of the meanest political rhetoric by the authoritarian left in recent memory. The rhetoric focused upon the use of the phrase “blood libel,” by … more

Dear Aviva, I have been married for 13 years and I have four kids. I was looking at some old pictures from when I was engaged and newly married. I was such a different person back then and had … more

A few years ago there was a kerfuffle in the Orthodox Jewish world over a book called “Making of a Godol: A Study of Episodes in the Lives of Great Torah Personalities.” The book was a scholarly … more

In 1996 Dr. Ira Sacker, a physician who specializes in treating eating disorders, reported that in the ultra-Orthodox communities of Brooklyn as many as one in 19 girls was diagnosed with an eating … more

After months of urging by my wife, I finally made an appointment with an ENT to have my hearing checked. My wife figured that since I wasn’t listening to her I must not have been hearing her in … more

After a lengthy debate, the Rabbinical Council of America has come out with its position regarding organ donation and brain death: it doesn't have one, but everyone else does. Whether brain … more