Herman Wouk and my father-in-law: a very Jewish friendship
Rabbi Ari Shafran marks Herman Wouk’s yahrtzeit, and celebrates the life of the Pulitzer winning author.
Biden’s COVID relief plan is a balm for Orthodox Jews
Jewish law offers an insight as to why we must celebrate God’s mercy, even when it appears in the wake of great tragedy.
Why are the Ultra-Orthodox treated like extremists when we vote?
We Haredim are not extremists, and we are not a bloc. We are American citizens who deeply appreciate the freedoms and rights our country offers us.
The real reason so many Orthodox Jews voted for Trump
The divide isn’t between rally-going, mask-shunning, MAGA hat-wearing yahoos and genteel, reasonable citizens.
‘Blasphemy’ is non-halachic Jews name-calling Haredim
If anything is blasphemous here, it is a group of people, most of whom do not follow traditional Jewish law name-calling a community that does.
By treating Orthodox Jews as the enemy, Governor Cuomo made himself one.
Agudath Israel, in an uncharacteristic expression of outrage, called the governor’s limits on worship “appalling to all people of religion.”
Why did the Orthodox relax COVID restrictions? Our hopeless optimism
I think that our inherent optimism may figure into why parts of the Orthodox community became lax in recent months social distancing and face masks.
What Jewish tradition offers the abortion debate: Some much needed nuance.
It’s true that Jewish religious tradition does not assign a fetus the same status as a born child. But it does not allow abortion on demand.
Partisanship is tearing the Orthodox community apart
Orthodox Jews must set a Torah-based example for all Americans, standing for principles, not parties, and expressing ideas with civility and respect.
My fellow Orthodox Jews: Start fighting for the Uighurs
Concentration camps and genocide. Words that should jarringly resonate in Jewish hearts.