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Jonathan MuskatThe Times of Israel (Blogs) |
Over the past few years, I’ve had the privilege of giving a class to ninth-grade students at Shulamith High School, where I annually explore the...
For most American Jews, the question must be how should we go on vacation, not whether we should go on vacation. This coming week is the beginning of...
All over the world, we are fighting to eradicate evil. In Israel, we are fighting for our existence against an enemy that brutally murders and kidnaps...
What are the parameters of the mitzva of kibbud av va’aim? Assuming our parents do not ask us to sin, must we listen to any parental requests, no...
In 1840, Syria was ruled by Muhammad Ali of Egypt, who had rebelled against the Ottoman Empire. France supported Ali, whereas Austria and Great...
Yesterday, I asked the high school students in my Zionism class how they were feeling about the situation in Israel. The responses were varied. Some...
What is the goal of our halachic responsibilities to our parents? Even though it may be difficult to evaluate the primacy of certain mitzvot over...
I am a few days removed from the disturbing events at Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff Square on Yom Kippur. For the past several years on Yom Kippur, a kiruv...
In one of his best-selling books, “Outliers,” Malcolm Gladwell wrote about the “ten-thousand-hour rule.” Based on a study by Anders Ericsson,...
We find ourselves in the season of teshuva, or repentance. We spend this time reflecting on our past behavior, expressing remorse over mistakes that...
This coming Saturday night, Ashkenazic Jews across the world will begin reciting selichot. In our shul, for the first time, we have invited a baal...