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Poll: Same Sex Marriage

This week, two Orthodox organizations, The Orthodox Union and Agudath Israel, came out in a joint statement against a New ...

Arthur Szyk: His Brush Was His Sword

"Roosevelt's soldier with a pen."

A Few Humble Coins and the Making of Israel

The creation of the state of Israel in 1948 is largely a result of President Truman and his administration.

Isaac de Castro

In 1647, the Portuguese Inquisition in Brazil compelled Isaac de Castro to choose between his Judaism and being burned alive. De Castro courageously chose his faith and martyrdom.

Jacob Lumbrozo

One of the first persons charged with blasphemy in the English colonies was a Jew.

Wise Fridays: People Are Stingy

People are stingy with money, but we’re also stingy with kavod, with honor. We’re even stingy with ourselves. We’re supposed ...

Don’t Think About Nazis

Think about Poland. Think about shtetl life, and Jews in Eastern Europe. Are you capable of picturing that without Hitler ...

Maimonides on Seder Nezikin

The sequence of the tractates in the Order

Maimonides on Seder Zeraim

The sequence of the tractates in the Order

Maimonides on Seder Tohorot

The sequence of the tractates in the Order "Purities."

Maimonides on Seder Nashim

The sequence of the tractates in the Order

Maimonides on Seder Moed

The sequence of the tractates in the Order