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Elchanan PoupkoThe Times of Israel (Blogs) |
Dear President Biden, When a retired President Truman visited my grandfather’s synagogue in Pittsburgh, my grandfather, Rabbi Baruch Poupko, asked...
This week, New York will welcome a most tragic coming together of Jews from two sides of the Atlantic–American Jews and Israeli relatives of victims...
Kaddish for October 7th is the Kaddish we will never say. It is the Kaddish of mothers who will no longer see their children. It is a Kaddish...
The atrocities Hamas inflicted upon Israel on October 7th have no parallel in modern history. Headlines about Jewish children who hid in the attic...
We have never seen anything like this in our lifetimes, nor have our parents seen anything like this. Hamas has led the worst pogrom conducted...
Dear Rabbi Dee, I saw the video of your prayers in the streets of Tel Aviv and your post organizing the prayers. I am writing to you to ask the...
Describing the state of religion in America today is best described in the words of Charles Dickens “It was the best of times, it was the worst of...
Around the time of Rosh Hashana, I try to wish a Shana Tova and touch base with as many people as possible. I usually do this on WhatsApp, DM, or a...
It is hard to imagine a national humiliation inflicted on Canada and the West more than bringing the entire Canadian Parliament to applaud a Waffen SS...
After the catastrophic damage Bernie Madoff had inflicted on so many had become clear, rabbis and Jewish community members rushed to disown, admonish,...
I recently started teaching in a school experiencing a 10%-20% growth in its student body. The school is not in New York. This is not an unheard-of...
With his hand held out, asking for donations, an older Haredi Jew has become the source of a powerful conversation in Israel. A young Israeli snapped...