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Michael FeldsteinThe Times of Israel (Blogs) |
I still remember the weight of the pen in my hand. It didn’t feel like signing a consent form. It felt like signing something far more final, far...
There was a time—not so long ago—when the research paper was a foundational rite of passage in education. It began modestly. In the early grades,...
In the past six years, the children in Israel have been exposed to the effects of Covid on their schooling, the horrors of October 7th, a two-year war...
Pity the poor prayer of Tachanun—it’s the Rodney Dangerfield of our liturgy: it gets no respect. Congregants smile when there’s a bris in the...
There’s a common stereotype that Orthodox Jews live in a bubble—insular, focused only on their own community, and uninterested in the broader...
A few weeks ago, we celebrated our granddaughter Sarit’s bat mitzvah. It was a wonderful simcha. Sarit delivered a beautiful dvar Torah that focused...
I don’t know about you, but over the past week my social media feeds have been overflowing with Purim costumes. Friends, grandchildren, neighbors...
In the past 10 years, the Stamford Orthodox Jewish community has experienced geometric growth. Several new kosher restaurants have opened, Torah...