The Dog that Doesn’t Bark
When the need for help is transparent, the Jewish community generally rallies and swings into action. But what happens when it’s not so obvious?
Mah Shlomcha?
It’s the simplest of questions: “Mah shlomcha?—How are you?” But when your country is at war, how can you give the usual answer?
Yefashpesh B’ma’asav: Post-Tragedy Introspection
Israelis certainly acknowledge that their world has been intrinsically changed post-October 7, and American Orthodoxy must do the same. We must recognize that our community has been profoundly altered and our communal psyche shaken.
Until When
I never thought to appreciate how my son’s warmth and charm would serve him in the army, enabling him to easily form close bonds with his fellow soldiers, bonds so essential, as these brothers would be called upon to support and protect one another, possibly with their very lives.