Q&A with Dr. David Pelcovitz
We tend to have a set of expectations for our kids that is too narrow. . . . [and] all too often . . . kids start to view themselves as failures while in school.
Tweeting the Talmud
With some 20,000 bursts of Talmudic wisdom over the past seven years, @TweetTheDaf has become one of most popular Daf-focused Twitter accounts.
Discussing Journalism and Jewish Law with Rabbi J. David Bleich
Rabbi Dr. Bleich is Rosh Yeshivah and Rosh Kollel Le’hora’ah at Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yitzchak Elchanan and Professor of Law at Cardozo School of Law. His most recent book is Contemporary Halakhic Problems, Vol. VII, published by Koren Press. He recently spoke with Jewish Action’s Binyamin Ehrenkranz about the challenges and opportunities for Orthodox media. […]
Anatomy of a Blessing
“Forget Kol Nidrei, rabbi! Asher Yatzar. That’s where it’s at!”
Irv Lowenberg: A Mentsch In City Hall
When the phone rings on Shabbat in Irv “Moishe” Lowenberg’s home, it’s very likely to be the Southfield, Michigan fire or police department relaying something that’s happened of which city officials should be aware. While enjoying time with his family and the scrumptious meal his wife, Chai, has prepared for the family and guests, Lowenberg […]