Fall 2017(5778) 5778

In honor of the Talmudic Encyclopedia’s recent seventieth anniversary, Jewish Action Editor Nechama Carmel spoke with Rabbi Avraham Steinberg, MD, CEO, the Talmudic Encyclopedia.

How can we improve tefillah for our children and ourselves?

Most Jewish educators feel frustrated by their inability to help their students appreciate the transformative power of tefillah—and not for lack of trying.

OU President Moishe (Mark) Bane discusses some of the challenges of prayer with Rabbi Binyomin Eisenberger, a prominent New York rav.

NCSY believes it can revolutionize the way teens daven. And it published a first-of-its-kind siddur to prove it.

The question of prayer has challenged philosophers throughout the ages. If God knows what we want and what we deserve, why does He need us to pray?

The ultimate goals of tefillah [education] are that our children and students should pray with faith, fervor and understanding.

Rav Neria opened the door wide, and invited me with a grand gesture of his arm to enter. He welcomed me with a strong handshake. ‘Welcome, Mr. Tzion Tzadok. I have been waiting for you.’

Caryn Esther Pollak was born at a time the world believed that children with Down syndrome could never learn to read or write or live full, productive lives. Her parents weren’t buying it.

Two thousand people, with their curiosity piqued, filled the grand auditorium. The debaters, dressed in tuxedos, wing collars, bat ties and “with yarmulkes on their heads made a very fine appearance.”