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Dr. Elliott Malamet, Dr. Marshall Korenblum, Rabbi Chaim Rapoport and 3 more
In 1861 Rav Yaakov Ettlinger penned what is likely the most revolutionary responsa of modern times; one that allowed, for the first time in Jewish history, those who publicly desecrated the Shabbat to remain part of the observant Jewish community.…
On one level, one could not help but be impressed by the intensity and earnestness at Aish Hatorah, circa 1983, of young people devoting themselves to the mission of revitalizing their own spiritual lives and attempting to persuade others to do the…
In early 1982, I began to study something called "The 48 Ways of Wisdom" one night a week. This was a series of classes based on the last chapter of Pirkei Avot, Ethics of Our Fathers, at a home study group organized by…
Shlomo Riskin is one of the most remarkable figures in post war Judaism. From his childhood in Brooklyn to his aliya and his becoming rabbi of Efrat, Israel, Rabbi Riskin revolutionized American Orthodox Judaism and also fulfilled the Zionist dream…
Is "Open Orthodoxy" an outlook or a movement? Will it bring us together or tear us apart? Rabbi Shmuel Goldin, spiritual leader of Ahavath Achim in Englewood, NJ and past president of the RCA, and Rabbi Asher Lopatin, President…
Open Orthodoxy, Modern Orthodoxy, Centrist Orthodoxy--what do these labels mean? Are the differences enough to tear us apart yet again? A panel discussion moderated by Dr. Elliott Malamet.
It’s always important to remind ourselves to be thankful for those things we take for granted—like having electricity. As many of you know firsthand, and many others have undoubtedly heard, we Torontonians are slowly recovering from an…