This year at Camp Simcha Special I had the privilege of writing a newsletter for the camp. While I was able to enjoy my time there, my main focus was making sure that the newsletter looked … more

Unless you work for the government of Israel, you are not obligated to defend every Israeli action. You are entitled to your own beliefs. However, Jews, especially, must understand that the opinions … more

Our parasha contains two terms that are found nowhere else in Tanach, namely, he’e’marta and he’e’mircha : “Today you have declared allegiance ( he’e’marta ) … more

In an eloquent and scholarly essay by Rabbi Moshe Walter, “The recitation of L’Dovid Hashem during the month of Elul,” in “The Making of a Minhag” (Feldheim, 2018), we … more

It was the kind of thing you would hear from old men. “Things just ain’t the way they used to be.” “This new generation is going to hell in a handbasket.” “I … more

In our parsha, Ki Savo, we find Moshe being repetitive with his goodbyes. Which seems excessive. At the end of chapter 26, he tells the people, “God is commanding you to keep the laws. … more

I f you like movies, you shouldn’t miss the chance to see Christopher Nolan’s brilliant new film “Oppenheimer.” Though oddly linked with the even more popular … more

O ne reason religion has survived in the modern world despite four centuries of secularization is that it answers the three questions every reflective human being will ask at some time in his or her … more

The summer of 2020 wasn’t the easiest time to open a restaurant. But Igor Fazylov faced that challenge when he opened his “Mediterranean Urban Restaurant,” known by the acronym … more

Rachel Bernstein says she has spoken to more than 1,000 former cult members over more than three decades. A licensed marriage and family therapist based in Los Angeles, who appears in the … more