“The firmness of R. lsserles finds its fullest expression in his commentary on the Shulchan Aruch”
The firmness of R. lsserles finds its fullest expression in his commentary on the...
“…Republicans are likely to be highly unified and mobilized around the direction they want the country to go. Democrats are different…”
Despite all the turmoil in the Republican Party today and the divisions over who...
“Professional chaplains are forbidden to proselytize, and unlike most everyone else on the medical care team, we do not have an agenda for curing…”
The word “chaplain” is of Christian origin, but today it refers to a clergy...
“Obama’s election set off a profound reaction on the conservative side that implicated everything about people’s view of themselves and of America”
The historic 2008 election was a turning point, when a reshaped Democratic coalition backing...
“There will not be a revolution, but this election might mark the beginning of the seventh party system”
There will not be a revolution, but this election might mark the beginning of...
“The G.O.P. establishment may be in a state of meltdown, but this process of exploiting the darkest American undercurrents began with Richard Nixon’s Southern Strategy…”
The G.O.P. establishment may be in a state of meltdown, but this process of...
“A rabbi needs sufficient training to go deeper into Jewish tradition than a well-read Jew”
A rabbi needs sufficient training to go deeper into Jewish tradition than a well-read...
“The halakhic inquiry…does not start out from the point of absolute zero as to sentimental attitudes and value judgments”
The halakhic inquiry, like any other cognitive theoretical performance, does not start out from...
“One dramatic change in L.A. Jewish life is the emergence of Hollywood Jews…from the shadows”
One dramatic change in L.A. Jewish life is the emergence of Hollywood Jews —...
“…we have an obligation to respond with integrity and thoughtfulness to the critiques people in their 20s and 30s are bringing to the communal table”
From my time as an Orthodox rabbi on a college campus, I saw firsthand...