The decision whether to use diplomacy, prayer or action or all three is not an easy one. Consider approaching a rabbi to seek wisdom and request guidance when faced with a particularly…
Students who choose to study the history of the development of the twentieth century rabbinic leadership will likely come across the name “Slabodka.” The town for which the renowned…
"The Virtues of Assimilation"
by Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald
In this coming week's parasha, parashat Vayigash, the dramatic story of Joseph and his brothers comes to a rousing conclusion.…
"The Mishkan and the Sanctity of the Jewish Home"
by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald
With this week's parasha, we begin a series of five weekly Torah portions that deal with the building of the…
"The Economics of Torah"
by Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald
The very last chapter of the book of Leviticus chapter 27, which concludes this week's double parashiot Behar-Bechukotai, focuses on…
"In Those Days, In These Times"
by Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald
The story of Joseph, as we have written in the past, may be seen as the story of an assimilator struggling with his identity.…
"What We Learn from the Jewish 'Caste System'"
by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald
This coming week's Torah portion, Parashat Tzav, continues the Torah's description of the sacrificial rite, and…
When the National Jewish Outreach Program (NJOP) was founded in 1987, we were faced with the tragic and rapidly growing meltdown of American Jewish life. Our solution was to launch a…
"Our Brother, Our Sister--the Proselyte"
by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald
In this week's parasha, parashat Naso, we learn of an interesting law concerning a person who takes possession of…
