State-mandated cremation a posthumous ‘mitzvah,’ says leading Orthodox rabbi
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Preparing for the Seder with Rabbi Brander
[Video] Tune in to this pre-Pesach Zoom shiur by Rabbi Brander: “Exploring Rabbi Akiva’s Seder Table and Understanding its Historical and Philosophical Significance”
March 26, 2020
The digital irony of the coronavirus crisis
The digital irony of the coronavirus crisis Jewish tradition has a remarkable way of connecting current events to the Torah-reading
March 24, 2020
“Parsha and Purpose” – Vayikra 5780
“Parsha and Purpose” – Parshat Vayikra 5780Rabbi Kenneth Brander’s weekly insights into the parsha “Using the Head and the Heart: Addressing
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“Parsha and Purpose” – Vayakhel-Pekudei 5780
“Parsha and Purpose” – Parshat Vayakhel-Pekudei 5780 Rabbi Kenneth Brander’s weekly insights into the parsha “Kindness as an Antidote to Isolation”
March 16, 2020
Corona’s Bad Enough Without It Dividing Us
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March 13, 2020
Virus outbreak disrupts joyous Purim fest but some improvise
Virus outbreak disrupts joyous Purim fest but some improvise “Judaism celebrates the value of life before the ritual aspect,” said
March 11, 2020
“Parsha and Purpose” – Ki Tissa 5780
“Parsha and Purpose” – Parshat Ki Tissa 5780Rabbi Kenneth Brander’s weekly insights into the parsha “Finding Comfort in Times of Crisis”
March 9, 2020
Can a person in home-quarantine read the megillah via Skype?
Can a person in home-quarantine read the megillah via Skype? As coronavirus places people in isolation, rabbis grapple with how
March 5, 2020
“Parsha and Purpose” – Tetzaveh 5780
“Parsha and Purpose” – Parshat Tetzaveh 5780Rabbi Kenneth Brander’s weekly insights into the parsha “Will our Children Carry on Our Spiritual
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Spreading the Joy of Adar
Spreading the Joy of Adar Students from OTS’s Neveh Shmuel Yeshiva High School for Boys found innovative ways of raising
February 27, 2020
Yad La’isha marks record-breaking number of ‘chained women’ cases resolved
Yad La’isha marks record-breaking number of ‘chained women’ cases resolved The ‘agunah problem’ is an ongoing Jewish legal (halachic) issue
February 25, 2020