Parshat Emor and the Early Image of a Jew In the Spring of 1903, the Jews of Kishinev suffered a devastating pogrom. In response, the Jewish Historical Commission of Odessa sent the poet Hayim Nahman Bialik to report on the pogrom and to photograph the survivors. Based on his experiences, Bialik (in 1904) wrote an

On Israel’s Seventieth Birthday As many of you know (and lament), Israelis continue to be battered throughout the world. Anti-Israel fervor persists on college campuses. Nations devise new and creative ways to alienate Israel – nations like Poland, which attempts to legislate Polish compliance with the Nazis out of existence. As...

As you all know, throughout the country last Saturday students and adults participated in March For Our Lives. Following our Shabbat service, I walked over to the Great Neck side of town; where a rally took place at Ielpi Park. Our synagogue was mentioned as a supporter of this rally; I did not speak but