by Ram ben Ze'ev We Are Not a Religion — We Are a Nation The time has come to speak plainly. The Jewish people are not adherents of a...

by Ram ben Ze'ev The Marketplace of Evil: How Social Media Fuels the Yetzer Hara There was once a time—not long ago—when people thought...

The True Hero is One Who Vanquishes His Desires Our Sages teach us in Pirkei Avot (Chapter 4, Mishnah 1): “Who is a [true] hero? One who...

Vayikra Chapters 12-17 - Health by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen Rabbi Jeremy Rosen This week two  Sedrot  combined, are  Tazriah  and  Metzorah....

by Ram ben Ze’ev Yom HaAtzmaut: A Day of National Soul-Searching and Renewal Today, we mark יום העצמאות  (Yom HaAtzmaut — the Day of...

by Ram ben Ze'ev The Advocate Born of a Mitzvah Our Sages teach in מסכת אבות (Masechet Avot – Ethics of the Fathers) Chapter 4, Mishnah...

by Ram ben Ze'ev Arguing with G-D? A Dangerous Distortion In recent times, one sometimes hears a popular but deeply misguided phrase:...

by Ram ben Ze'ev Building the Jewish Future: A Yom Ha'atzmaut Reflection As the sun sets on the 30th of April, we will enter יום העצמאות...

by Ram ben Ze’ev Schlissel Challah: A Warning Against Assimilation Each year, in the weeks following פסח ( Pesach ), a peculiar tradition...