Issue

Volume # 84

Spring 2024 (5784)

In this issue
Not for Naught – Hope Amid Crisis
Cover Story

Not for Naught – Hope Amid Crisis

The thing that looks like the very source of evil and weakness may seem like a hopeless encounter with a frightening snake, but in reality, that snake is the source of your staff—your strength.

A Laughing Matter
Cover Story

A Laughing Matter

With antisemitism reaching levels not seen in decades and Israel locked in a devastating war, what is there to laugh about? 

Chizuk on Campus
Inspiration

Chizuk on Campus

In the days and weeks after the Hamas massacre, Jewish students on campus started receiving chizuk (support) from the broader Jewish community. 

What’s the Truth about . . . Rashi Script?
Jewish Thought

What’s the Truth about . . . Rashi Script?

Misconception:1 Rashi (Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki [1040–1105 CE]) wrote his famed commentary using “Rashi script.” Fact: “Rashi script,” a script based on an earlier Sephardic cursive script, was used by the early printers (late fifteenth century) to distinguish Rashi’s commentary from the holier Biblical text. It has nothing to do with Rashi the person, who likely […]

Pesach’s Forgotten Meal
Passover

Pesach’s Forgotten Meal

From simple to sophisticated, here are a few Pesach-friendly and brunch-friendly recipes that will be far kinder to your belly than another matzah and cheese sandwich.

Until When
Inspiration

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.

Torah United
In Focus

Torah United

When the Jewish nation is in pain and suffering, there is no need for a reminder that we love and respect each other.