The Dispositive Word: A Tribute to Rabbi Julius Berman
Rabbi Julius Berman moved in the highest circles of power, yet he remained a humble servant of the Jewish people and a loyal student of the Rav.

Rabbi Julius Berman moved in the highest circles of power, yet he remained a humble servant of the Jewish people and a loyal student of the Rav.

Here is another lawyer with a bloated time sheet! How could he have done all that in one lifetime?

Suddenly, these Jews realize that no one else cares about them except the Jewish community.

Beginning in 1990, Kharkiv became home to a unique OU-funded kiruv initiative that spanned nearly two decades and ultimately shaped the Jewish futures of hundreds of young people.

A matzah bakery in Bucharest, Romania, provides essential employment to refugees forced to flee Odesa during the Russian bombardments of Ukraine.

How will AI shape our lives and the lives of our children?

Excerpted from the 18Forty and American Security Foundation summit with Dr. Moshe Koppel, Dr. Malka Simkovich, Tikvah Wiener and Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin

Can we use AI to get to our destination without forgetting how to navigate?

How schools are putting AI to work in the classroom

For many rabbis, the questions is not whether to use AI, but how

Given the seemingly boundless promise of AI in healthcare, it is imperative to ask whether halachah discourages, encourages or possibly even obligates its use.

Shame on us if we don’t figure out a way to harness AI to help fellow Jews.

Questions about technology replacing a mashgiach long predate AI.

The hidden economic cost of miluim—and the resilience that carried Israeli families through

Don’t confuse accommodation with limitation. I need glasses to drive, but that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t learn how to drive.

Why beer—and other foods you’d never suspect—requires kosher certification

For what medical reasons may a brit milah be delayed, and for how long may it be delayed?

How do you keep Pesach cooking healthy and clean, maximizing fresh produce and minimizing how many convenience products end up in your food?

Orthodox life as we know it would not only be diminished without the Rambam—it would be unrecognizable.

The classic philosophical dilemma of the “Trolley Problem” receives a modern twist in the moral challenges relating to self-driving automobiles.

Just as human relationships require trust, communication, forgiveness and steady investment, so too does our relationship with the Divine.

The Making of the Siddur: The History, Development, and Halachos of the Siddur; Stories & Halachah from the Psychiatrist’s Couch; Va’Achabda Shimcha: Gilyonot Ve’Alonim B’Halachah

[It’s] like I was a guest in somebody else’s dream, waiting for something.