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At the age of ten, Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn was arrested for the first time. He had stepped in to defend a Jewish butcher who was being beaten by a police sergeant in the marketplace of Lubavitch.

Our Gemara on amud aleph (see Rashi, “aderaba”) discusses the idea that the wine libation, after the blood is sprinkled, represents the joy and relief of obtaining atonement. The Yalkut Divrei Yosef ...

We are among those who see the governor of New York as a possible restraining force on N.Y.C.’s extremist new mayor, Zohran Mamdani. Indeed, many of his radical notions would need gubernatorial ...

If two of his high-level appointments are any indication, New Yorkers are facing ominous times under Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration. Indeed, in less than a month in office, Mamdani has taken ...

The parsha of Beshalach begins with the word “Vayehi.” This word generally portends trouble. Having experienced the ten unmistakable miracles which led to the Exodus itself, G-d hoped that the People ...

I discovered jazz many years ago. When I learned to play the keyboard as a kid, at some point I had a book of jazz music. It was pretty challenging, but I liked it. To be honest, I’m not even sure I ...

Aviva Frankenthal (Aliyah Journal), please do keep writing, especially in The Jewish Press. I am part of your fan club. You definitely can have a future in writing. I am very impressed with how you ...