Daas Torah - Issues of Jewish Identity

I was discussing the mitzva of chinuch (education) on Shabbos. The statement was made that Pesach is the epitome of the process of chinuc...

Jewish Chronicle Israel's highest-ranking Muslim soldier has described how he endeavours to make his service a source of pride t...

Wall Street Journal The halachic prenup—which dates back decades and has been championed by the Beth Din of America, the U.S.’s bi...

NY Times By the age of 12, Maureen Powers, the daughter of a professor at the local Roman Catholic university, played the organ in th...

Guest Post [this post reflects only the view of Rabbi Pollak - will publish articles supporting other candidates as well] Ted Cruz is ...

Dear friend, Hope all is well.  I would like to share with you the details pertaining to the attached important Shatnez alert.   Re...

It looks like Rav Shmuel Kaminetsky and his son have gotten away with the equivalent of halachic murder as well as the betrayal of Tamar ...

  guest post by Allan Katz The Parasha- Portion of Shemimi – Parah (Chukat) deals  with the Inauguration of the Tabernacle – Mishkan, t...

I will be going to New York tomorrow for two weeks. Since Internet availability will be irregular my moderation might take longer than usua...

My brother just spoke Sunday night with Rav Hillel David regarding the Feinstein Beis Din and its ruling. My brother said I could write a...

   Yeshuat Yaakov

 update: Just received the following information from Disqus which seems to have solved the problem This is occurring because Blogger rece...

class #646, Mind of Control, 1:23:45 When the great dread day [death] comes, when finally Hashem says you are free, you are absolved, d...

  guest post by Rabbi Shlomo Pollak Historians have long struggled to identify Ester Hamalkah- Queen Ester... Assuming Achashveirosh ...