Few know of the profound role Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan’s wife played in shaping his incredible legacy. 

Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan briefly served as editor of Jewish Life, the precursor to Jewish Action, in 1974. During his tenure, he wrote the following editor’s note, which was published amid the Watergate scandal and the Arab oil embargo.

Wally Klatch is in the early stages of Alzheimer’s and uses his experience to raise awareness about dementia.

Caring for individuals with dementia presents profound halachic, ethical, medical and emotional challenges. 

There is no sugarcoating the struggles of dementia and its uniquely painful challenges. But if it is going to force us to focus our perspective, there is so much spiritual power in choosing to do that for ourselves.

In the Orthodox Community, caregivers of people with dementia often experience additional struggles. 

Almost two years after October 7, these women are continuing to raise their voices—writing, speaking, standing strong and making sure the world listens. 

Fay does not want to give her last name, because she has made a lot of enemies.  

Kassy Akiva has been fighting antisemitism for years. Ironically, for the vast majority of that time, she wasn’t even Jewish. 

“I have a knack for simplifying complicated stories in a way that empowers people to understand the topic and think for themselves.” 

Once Preis created Inkredible Kids, it spread by word of mouth, and she transferred her Zoom skills from teaching twenty-three kids to thousands of kids. 

Sofie Glassman, a high school senior and a sought-after public speaker, dedicates her time outside of school fighting antisemitism and advocating for Israel.

I realized early on that my audience doesn’t need the education, they don’t need the political facts. . . . what they needed more than anything was to love their Judaism and have inspiration. 

In the summer of 2005, the Israeli government evicted close to 10,000 Israelis from their homes in Gush Katif, and some former residents are still mourning their loss.

Debbie Rosen was a resident of Gush Katif for more than twenty years. A photographer, she worked as the spokesperson for the Gush Katif municipality, handling both the foreign and the Israeli media.

Moti, and Hana lived in Gush Katif. After the expulsion, with perseverance and resolve, they rebuilt their lives—more than once.

It would serve us well, as individuals and communities, if we could put this ideal into practice.  

In densely Orthodox areas, it’s easy to forget—or never know about—the breadth of Jewry and how Jews live so differently in some ways yet so similarly in others. 

Are we allowed to say G-d’s Name when teaching a berachah, reciting a verse or singing zemirot?

Whether just for snacking or enhancing a dish, incorporate the best of summer into your menus and meals. 

The Eternal Conversation By Rabbi Jonathan Sacks 

Everyone seems to have an opinion on zemanim, but few truly understand the subject.

Since the 2024 pogrom in Amsterdam cast a grim shadow over the Dutch city’s reputation, this book serves as a poignant reminder of a bygone era when Amsterdam stood as a beacon of religious tolerance.

While halachah employs ha’aramot in limited circumstances, our general orientation toward Torah observance should be to seize every mitzvah as an opportunity and privilege.

Rabbi Hershel Schachter’s Collected Writings, I; 1.8 Million Minutes and Counting: Celebrating & Contemplating My First 40 Years in Jewish Broadcasting; Hifkadti Shomrim: The Journal of the Israel Police Rabbinate, vol. 1

I marveled at the timelessness of our mesorah. Here I was, employing twenty-first-century technology to preserve nineteenth-century tefillin—the same ones my great-grandfather had wrapped around his arm each morning.

With the rebound of travel in the post-Covid-19 world, an Orthodox Jew may find him- or herself facing halachic quandaries. Take the following quiz to find out how much you really know about kosher travel.