Elul is a time for self-reflection. There is a difference between feeling guilty about something we've done and feeling ashamed of who we are. Guilt says, "I did something bad," shame turns that into, ...

In our encounter with the Divine that characterizes these days leading up to Rosh Hashana, we consider our faults and shortcomings and endeavor to do better – and in doing better, to draw nearer to ...

This coming Shabbat, September 4-5, is the 23rd of Elul 5786. When the 23rd of a Jewish month is on Shabbat, it usually means that we bentch Rosh Chodesh, which will be on the following Shabbat (or ...

The von Trapp Family Singers, undisputedly one of the most iconic families in cinematic history, was a group formed from the family of former Austrian naval commander Georg von Trapp (1880-1947), who ...

Rabbi Klein responds: Fascinating! That seems to reflect what I wrote – how the names Frida and Freyda are often conflated. And you tied it in to Shlomit, even though in my article I connected it to ...

Seventy-five years ago, I celebrated my bar mitzvah in Kansas City, Missouri. It was a festive and memorable occasion but the memory of one peripheral feature of the event has troubled me to this very ...

Since the mid-19 th century, expositions and fairs have generated trade and relations between nations and, as early as 1898, an “International Scientific, Industrial and Philanthropic Fair” was ...

Assessments derived from commercial satellite imagery that were conducted independently by David Albright, a former United Nations weapons inspector, and Decker Eveleth, an associate research analyst ...

A little more than 50 years ago, on December 6, 1975, a makeshift Shabbat prayer service was held in the cavernous ballroom of Lincoln Square Synagogue, which was then located on West 69th Street and ...

Moshe does not begin by discussing military manpower or asking whether the other tribes can manage without them. He raises a much more basic moral question: How can you allow your brothers to place ...

Jewish history has not been a straight line. We have experienced many highs, but also many lows. These low points can be hard to handle. During our nation’s first low point, Hashem taught us how to ...

The United Nations says it may soon be unable to pay its bills. Crushed by unpaid dues, chronic arrears, and budget shortfalls running into the billions, UN officials now say the organization may be ...