One of the more popular questions asked about Chanukah is why is it celebrated eight days if the miracle of the oil was only for seven days? Meaning, if the people who rededicated the holy Temple … more

It was one of the darkest moments of my life, although in retrospect it seems almost trivial. After completing two months of basic infantry training, two months of tank school training followed by … more

Chanukah and Purim, the two rabbinically based chagim, are joyous days of celebration and giving thanks to Hashem. My rebbe and mentor, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik zatzal, the Rav, described their … more

U.S. ambassador to the U.N Nikki Haley told a Security Council meeting on Friday that “the prospect of peace is advanced, not set back,” by President Trump’s Jerusalem … more

Rabbi Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman, the leader of Torah Jewry, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 104. Hundreds of thousands of mourners attended his levya (see page 1). Visiting the small … more

Hundreds of thousands of mourners attended the levaya on Tuesday of Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman, leader of the non-Hasidic Lithuanian haredi community, who died at the age of 104. Rav Shteinman, … more

It’s time to end the propaganda myth that Jerusalem is holy to Muslims. Jerusalem was the capital of the Jewish nation under King David and other Jewish kings for hundreds of years. The U.S. … more

Rabbi Aaron Goldscheider, the author of “The Light That Unites” (OUPress, 2017) authored an interesting essay for the current issue of Yeshiva University’s “Torah To-Go: … more

President Trump's official recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital may have sent shock waves across the Middle East. But here, in the epicenter of a city where fewer … more

It’s not often that the American Jewish community is united on issues pertaining to President Donald Trump, or … more