Issue

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Soloveitchik on Aggadah, Stephen Neuwirth Edition\n", "featuredImage": { "node": { "srcSet": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_300,h_120,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1757526801/Jewishaction/New-from-OU-Press/New-from-OU-Press.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1757526801/Jewishaction/New-from-OU-Press/New-from-OU-Press.jpg?_i=AA 600w", "sizes": "(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px", "altText": "", "sourceUrl": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1757526801/Jewishaction/New-from-OU-Press/New-from-OU-Press.jpg?_i=AA" } } }, { "uri": "/letters/letters-spring-2026/", "categories": { "nodes": [ { "uri": "/category/business-economics/economics/", "name": "Economics" }, { "uri": "/category/health/", "name": "Health" }, { "uri": "/category/religion/jewish-law/", "name": "Jewish Law" }, { "uri": "/category/letters/", "name": "Letters" } ] }, "title": "Letters – Spring 2026", "excerpt": "Weighing In On Ozempic, Where the German Custom Comes From, Feeling the Financial Strain\n", "featuredImage": { "node": { "srcSet": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_300,h_146,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1726848663/Jewishaction/Newsletter_LettersF24/Newsletter_LettersF24.png?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_1024,h_497,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1726848663/Jewishaction/Newsletter_LettersF24/Newsletter_LettersF24.png?_i=AA 1024w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_768,h_372,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1726848663/Jewishaction/Newsletter_LettersF24/Newsletter_LettersF24.png?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_1536,h_745,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1726848663/Jewishaction/Newsletter_LettersF24/Newsletter_LettersF24.png?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_2048,h_993,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1726848663/Jewishaction/Newsletter_LettersF24/Newsletter_LettersF24.png?_i=AA 2048w", "sizes": "(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px", "altText": "", "sourceUrl": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726848663/Jewishaction/Newsletter_LettersF24/Newsletter_LettersF24.png?_i=AA" } } }, { "uri": "/mensch-management/chochmah-is-not-artificial-why-employees-are-turning-to-ai-and-what-leaders-are-missing/", "categories": { "nodes": [ { "uri": "/category/mensch-management/", "name": "Mensch Management" }, { "uri": "/category/family/relationships/", "name": "Relationships" }, { "uri": "/category/science-technology/", "name": "Science & Technology" } ] }, "title": "Chochmah Is Not Artificial: Why Employees Are Turning to AI—and What Leaders Are Missing ", "excerpt": "Good leadership is not only about strategy and execution. It is about presence.\n", "featuredImage": { "node": { "srcSet": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_300,h_300,c_fill,g_auto/f_auto,q_auto/v1772127602/Jewishaction/15_326758ff49/15_326758ff49.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_150,h_150,c_fill,g_auto/f_auto,q_auto/v1772127602/Jewishaction/15_326758ff49/15_326758ff49.jpg?_i=AA 150w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1772127602/Jewishaction/15_326758ff49/15_326758ff49.jpg?_i=AA 315w", "sizes": "(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px", "altText": "", "sourceUrl": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1772127602/Jewishaction/15_326758ff49/15_326758ff49.jpg?_i=AA" } } } ] }, "regularPosts": { "nodes": [ { "categories": { "nodes": [ { "uri": "/category/jewish-world/history/", "name": "History" }, { "uri": "/category/ou-programs/", "name": "OU Programs" }, { "uri": "/category/the-rav/", "name": "The Rav" }, { "uri": "/category/tribute/", "name": "Tribute" } ] }, "title": "The Dispositive Word: A Tribute to Rabbi Julius Berman ", "excerpt": "<p>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. </p>\n", "uri": "/tribute/the-dispositive-word-a-tribute-to-rabbi-julius-berman/", "featuredImage": { "node": { "srcSet": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_300,h_300,c_fill,g_auto/f_auto,q_auto/v1772126787/Jewishaction/1_326529a22c/1_326529a22c.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_150,h_150,c_fill,g_auto/f_auto,q_auto/v1772126787/Jewishaction/1_326529a22c/1_326529a22c.jpg?_i=AA 150w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1772126787/Jewishaction/1_326529a22c/1_326529a22c.jpg?_i=AA 315w", "sizes": "(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px", "altText": "", "sourceUrl": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1772126787/Jewishaction/1_326529a22c/1_326529a22c.jpg?_i=AA" } } }, { "categories": { "nodes": [ { "uri": "/category/jewish-world/history/", "name": "History" }, { "uri": "/category/family/relationships/", "name": "Relationships" }, { "uri": "/category/the-rav/", "name": "The Rav" }, { "uri": "/category/tribute/", "name": "Tribute" } ] }, "title": "A Friend, a Scholar, a Life Remembered", "excerpt": "<p>Here is another lawyer with a bloated time sheet! How could he have done all that in one lifetime?</p>\n", "uri": "/tribute/a-friend-a-scholar-a-life-remembered/", "featuredImage": { "node": { "srcSet": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_300,h_200,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1772126885/Jewishaction/3.-Berman-speaking_20181014-Chumash-HaRav-Launch-0447/3.-Berman-speaking_20181014-Chumash-HaRav-Launch-0447.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_1024,h_683,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1772126885/Jewishaction/3.-Berman-speaking_20181014-Chumash-HaRav-Launch-0447/3.-Berman-speaking_20181014-Chumash-HaRav-Launch-0447.jpg?_i=AA 1024w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_768,h_512,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1772126885/Jewishaction/3.-Berman-speaking_20181014-Chumash-HaRav-Launch-0447/3.-Berman-speaking_20181014-Chumash-HaRav-Launch-0447.jpg?_i=AA 768w, 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futures of hundreds of young people.  </p>\n", "uri": "/jewish-world/a-legacy-rekindled-in-kharkiv-an-ou-kiruv-initiative-that-impacted-generations/", "featuredImage": { "node": { "srcSet": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_300,h_300,c_fill,g_auto/f_auto,q_auto/v1772126950/Jewishaction/4_3265550ad2/4_3265550ad2.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_150,h_150,c_fill,g_auto/f_auto,q_auto/v1772126950/Jewishaction/4_3265550ad2/4_3265550ad2.jpg?_i=AA 150w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1772126950/Jewishaction/4_3265550ad2/4_3265550ad2.jpg?_i=AA 315w", "sizes": "(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px", "altText": "", "sourceUrl": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1772126950/Jewishaction/4_3265550ad2/4_3265550ad2.jpg?_i=AA" } } }, { "categories": { "nodes": [ { "uri": "/category/jewish-world/", "name": "Jewish World" }, { "uri": "/category/ou-programs/", "name": "OU Programs" }, { "uri": 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I need glasses to drive, but that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t learn how to drive.</p>\n", "uri": "/just-between-us/the-power-of-yet-why-no-child-is-a-finished-product/", "featuredImage": { "node": { "srcSet": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_300,h_300,c_fill,g_auto/f_auto,q_auto/v1772127262/Jewishaction/16_3266633b25/16_3266633b25.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_150,h_150,c_fill,g_auto/f_auto,q_auto/v1772127262/Jewishaction/16_3266633b25/16_3266633b25.jpg?_i=AA 150w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1772127262/Jewishaction/16_3266633b25/16_3266633b25.jpg?_i=AA 315w", "sizes": "(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px", "altText": "", "sourceUrl": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1772127262/Jewishaction/16_3266633b25/16_3266633b25.jpg?_i=AA" } } }, { "categories": { "nodes": [ { "uri": "/category/religion/jewish-law/", "name": "Jewish Law" }, { "uri": "/category/food/kashrut/", "name": "Kashrut" }, { "uri": 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Volume # 86

Spring 2026 (5786)

In this issue
Vegging Out at the Seder
Passover

Vegging Out at the Seder

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

Reviews in Brief – Spring 2026
Jewish Culture

Reviews in Brief – Spring 2026

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