In the pages that follow, we offer reflections from colleagues and friends who knew Rabbi Moshe Hauer, zt”l, best.

Rabbi Hauer used this mindset and framework to believe in everyone’s potential, even those whom others didn’t believe in—or those who didn’t believe in themselves. 

That is true leadership. And when such leadership is extinguished, it is like the sun setting at midday. 

Even at that young age, there was an awareness, a sensitivity, a kind of inner depth that suggested he would not only learn but grow in ways that would touch many lives. 

Experience teaches that casting stones, whether literal or figurative, at those who espouse offensive ideas rarely changes their hearts or minds. 

A selection of excerpts from the condolence letters received for Rabbi Moshe Hauer, zt”l

A photo essay showcasing the legacy of Rabbi Moshe Hauer, zt”l.

As these drugs become more common, how will they affect fat stigma and our ongoing obsession with thinness? 

To mark the milestone of Jewish Action’s fortieth anniversary, we turn back to the 1980s and trace the history of the magazine and the arc of four decades of change.

A timeline tracing Jewish Action through the last four decades

I’ve met families earning $220,000 a year who, after paying $80,000 in tuition for five children, are barely managing to stay afloat. According to every metric, they’re crushing it. But they’re anything but. 

What financial minimalism can look like this Chanukah

Affordability in the frum community often feels like a crisis, yet others argue that the pressures inherent to Jewish communal life are better understood as signs of strength.

What would you do if your friends and family were portrayed disparagingly in the media for the whole world to see?

I was that same person—until I turned my cell phone off for an entire year. 

From sugar-coated tablets to gelatin capsules—when do medications and vitamins need kosher certification?

Discover the real reason we wait between eating meat and eating dairy.

Here are some winner-winner “pantry dinners” perfect for any wintry weeknight!   

“. . . talmidim today have a far more difficult time in this area than bachurim of previous generations.”

The Kotzker was cognizant of the fact that his approach was certainly more extreme than others . . . .”The middle of the road,” the Rebbe would say, “is for horses.”

Never before had I held the power to bestow honor on others—or myself.