Daniel Tragerman OBM: A Commander in Hashem’s Army
There are two things that typically result from reading recent news from Israel. The first is the response that yes this headline is upsetting, and yes the situation needs to improve … not just for 3,...
View ArticleJournalism’s World of Extremes: Celebrity Pictures and Killings
Steve Sotloff OBM By Yonatan Gordon Life is full of extremes and while many of us tread this balance privately, such luxuries rarely exist for those in the public arena. But whereas politicians find...
View ArticleJoan Rivers: Giving Voice to the Soul
Photo Credit: Joan Rivers 2010, Wikipedia Commons By Yonatan Gordon At her funeral, she was eulogized by Howard Stern as “brassy in public [and] classy in private … a troublemaker, trail blazer,...
View ArticleRosh Hashanah and Alex Clare’s Song “Too Close”
Image Credit: “Too Close” Official Music Video Screen Shot By Yonatan Gordon It was the first day of Rosh Chodesh Elul–the month of coming closer to God in preparation for Rosh Hashanah and...
View ArticleRAV GINSBURGH CLASS IN CROWN HEIGHTS TOMORROW!
For the first time in five years, God willing, Harav Ginsburgh will be delivering a public class in English tomorrow in Crown Heights. For more about Rav Ginsburgh, please read here:...
View ArticleTorat Hanefesh – School of Jewish Psychology: Distance Learning Starts Tomorrow
SAMPLE CLASS: For more about the Torat Hanefesh School of Jewish Psychology, Please Click Here. The Fall 2014 semester begins TOMORROW, Monday, October 27th, 2014. The full Torat Hanefesh program is 3...
View Article11 Cheshvan: Mother Rachel and Building Jewish Nature
Rachel’s Tomb (1912) By Yonatan Gordon Today, 11 Cheshvan, is the yahrzeit of Mother Rachel and a day which in recent years has also been called, Jewish Mothers Day. It is the mother (אֵם) or 41st day...
View ArticleEveryone is a Shliach
Thousands of rabbis pose in front of Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters in Brooklyn on Sunday during the annual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries. By Yonatan Gordon The annual Kinus...
View ArticleActivism through Torah
19 Kislev 5772 event at the Od Yosef Chai yeshiva By Yonatan Gordon I used to write about interesting topics like technology or science fiction. As with now, the intent was to relate these...
View ArticleResponse to Jewish Action’s “Neo-Chassidus” Article
Boyaner Rebbe leads a tish in the giant sukkah erected at Yeshivat Tiferes Yisroel, 2009. With permission of Eli Segal. By Yonatan Gordon Someone close to me read the recent Jewish Action feature on...
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