The Rebbetzin's Husband

[ Take a look at Circling the Gates of Jerusalem on Adar , at the Muqata ] Some months back, a friend noted the rising popularity of a rabbi...

[ This week's Haveil Havalim is here ] I've written quite a bit about the phenomenon of talking in shul - two of my favorite posts...

I received the following in an email, and am re-posting with permission. These notes come from a memorial service held recently for Rav Shlo...

[ Post I'm contemplating: Why does mussar have such bad street cred? at Modern Uberdox ] Many of my friends take umbrage when “Modern O...

[ This week's Haveil Havalim is here ; enjoy! ] Wow, was that weird. This past Shabbos was the first time I ever witnessed a proba (Shab...

I know a rabbi who doesn't "do" email - he has a secretary who will print it for him, and he will dictate a reply, but that...

[Post that made me smile today: Telling it like it is , from Jack] [Warning: Navel-gazing ahead. With apologies to Three Days Grace, but the...

In my last post I mentioned agnatology (aka agnotology) , which may be rendered as "the study of ignorance", geared toward answeri...

[ This week's Haveil Havalim is here ] First: I dislike the term “tznius” as applied to clothing, because it more accurately refers – b...

I'm out of time these days to write anything new and substantive; my apologies. Here, instead, for those who are interested, are the vig...

For a class I taught last night on great Jewish forgeries, I prepared material highlighting the contrast between the authentic writings of R...

Welcome to Haveil Havalim #304, the Blog Carnival Went Bust edition! Yes, that’s right; I received none of the posts submitted via Blog Car...

You can take any figure from the Torah you wish, any leader, any king or statesman, any prophet or judge. Avraham, Miriam, Shemuel, Devorah...

[ This week’s Haveil Havalim, hosted by the incredible Jack, is here ] On the way to the beis medrash for night seder on Sunday, I caught a ...

[ The Kosher Cooking Carnival for Adar I is here ] Sam was called to the Torah, and immediately after his aliyah he recited Birchas haGomel ...