Those who described Rabbi Neuberger as a second father attested that he rejoiced in their every success as if it were his own, without the possibility of any admixture of jealousy.

What is it like to remember, in such a somber setting, loved ones you had lost?

Although we abstain from work on Shabbat, we would be less than honest if we claimed to observe it to the fullest.

I still face an ongoing campaign of police harassment, having been threatened repeatedly with retaliation for having the temerity to lodge complaints against my uniformed assailants

Recently, I mentioned to a friend who lives in the growing city of Beit Shemesh that I would be writing about Tel Beit Shemesh in the coming issue of this magazine. “Where is that?” he asked me, in all seriousness. “You don’t know?” I responded, shocked. “It’s under the main road. You drive over the […]

How could it be that children of Nazis live right here in Israel and no one knows about them?

Salads are colorful, light and refreshing and are a wonderful choice for summer meals. They can be served either as a main or a side dish.   Asian Cabbage Salad 10 servings as an appetizer 14-16 servings as a side dish   This salad is nutritious and tasty, a perfect accompaniment to grilled meat or […]

Where to find God was never much of a concern to Jews, armed as we are with the Torah’s very specific maps and directions. When to find Him is a different matter. As Western Civilization spread to more exotic places, Torah scholars took note of the halachic issues that arose. A comment by Rabbi Yisrael […]

Some years ago, Ahuvah Gray found herself in a kosher restaurant in Johannesburg, entertaining some two hundred girls from the local Jewish high school with her conversion story.

  In 1993, nearly twenty years after Shoshana Zakar converted to Judaism, she found out she wasn’t Jewish. Zakar had innocently posted a question to an online Jewish discussion group. The responses ultimately led her on a path that would dramatically change the lives of her and her family. Born in Spokane, Washington, Zakar didn’t […]

He served as a Protestant minister in Japan’s fourth-largest city. Now, he is a kollel student in Jerusalem. Meet Moshe Hattori.

As Rabbi Natan Gamedze likes to tell it, his path to self-discovery—his transformation from prince to rabbi—was paved with chance encounters, mystical experiences, strange signs and guideposts, all orchestrated to lead him to his present life as an observant Jew. A linguist with an honors degree from Oxford, Rabbi Gamedze is the grandson of a […]

As Shavuot approaches, a yom tov where we read the remarkable story of Ruth the convert, we present a series of articles on modern-day converts and their fascinating journeys to Judaism.