Birthday For A Beloved Legend
Jonathan Mark Associate Editor The Baal Shem Tov never belonged to the big-city Jews in suits or the yeshiva prodigies in fedoras. He was ordained in the hard-luck seminary God reserves for His...
View ArticleThe Rebbe Is Alive — All 7,000 Of Him
Jonathan Mark Associate Editor The Lubavitcher rebbe is alive. And while some panic at anyone talking like that, the fact is that since the rebbe’s 1994 death, more than 400 Lubavitcher couples have...
View ArticleThe Baal Shem Tov, Revealed Anew
Jonathan Mark Associate Editor Some 300 years ago in whatís now Ukraine, a young boy, Yisroel Ben-Eliezer, couldnít stand to stay in the classroom. Heíd run away into nearby forests and fields. On one...
View ArticleA Teacher’s Magic
Jonathan Mark Associate Editor Rabbi Baruch Pollack’s 60 years in first grade.In some academic cultures, the best and ambitious rise to the top. They become principals, provosts, deans and...
View ArticleA Chassidic Approach to Spiritual Materialism And Ethical Consumption
Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz Jewish Week Online Columnist One of the primary areas in daily life where I strive for piety is in my eating choices. Jewish tradition is rich with wisdom pertinent to our...
View ArticleThe Jewish Week's George Robinson Interviews Matisyahu
Music critic George Robinson and Matisyahu really hit it off during his recent interview for The Jewish Week, so the pop superstar invited him onstage for the YouTube kickoff of his new album, Spark...
View ArticleThe Jewish Week's George Robinson Interviews Matisyahu
Music critic George Robinson and Matisyahu really hit it off during his recent interview for The Jewish Week, so the pop superstar invited him onstage for the YouTube kickoff of his new album, Spark...
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