My Perspective

Continuation of previous post: If R' Aisenstark is talking about demonstrable love, I tend to agree with him.  Why would someone who d...

In the article by R' Aisenstark that I referred to previously here, there was a paragraph that I read and agreed with and didn't...

Rabbi Wolbe is quoted as saying that the most prevalent kefira (heresy) in our generation is in the realm of free will.  "I couldn...

  A quote from a food editor in a frum magazine: " These days, whether we're reading about it in a magazine, or watching it li...

  Every Wednesday, there is a circular from my frum supermarket with the week's specials.  I often find myself planning my Shabbos ...

Two views about parenting/chinuch and the results: View #1: I am responsible for how my children turn out.  If they turn out well, I wi...

I was reminded of this old post: here ,  when I read an article that referred to the letter that Rabbi Akiva Eiger (1761–1837) wrote after h...

  I'm been reading a lot about NDE (Near Death Experiences) lately.  There's The Proof of Heaven book by Dr. Alexander, which ...

At some point in the past few decades, we went from wishing one another "an easy fast" to a "meaningful fast." Questi...

    I've asked a number of people whether they can think of examples in Torah-Tanach where someone apologizes to someone else and...

Every now, and then I read something written by a parent who describes an important life lesson that children ought to be taught.  Things...

When Czar Nicholas II was overthrown in the Russian Revolution, a Chassid by the name of R' Dovid Horodoker was seen crying.  Since l...

I've been thinking about things that make it feel not 'Shabbosdik' for me, that don't have an actual halachic or minhag-b...

I found The Spark interesting for a few reasons.  Here they are in no particular order: - Geniuses, especially child geniuses, are fas...

In the spring issue of OU's Jewish Action magazine, there was a special section with articles about Hurricane Sandy.  The theme was ...