The following movie review began with angry texts I sent to friends and colleagues yesterday, as I was watching You People, the number one movie now streaming on Netflix. It premiered on Holocaust ...

One does not have to look far to see misinformed claims that Jews are “white Europeans” and “genetically European” widely circulating. Of course, these incorrect assertions are driven by an ...

In a twist of hashgacha pratis (divine providence) almost too perfect to script, a bestselling Israeli book and a new HBO anthology drama share the same name — One Day in October — yet were created ...

“Makom made me realize that life is worth fighting for! It was a light in the deep darkness.” -Makom member The tagline for Makom is “From Darkness To Light,” which is a reference to “Acheinu Kol Beis ...

While politics often elicits strong feelings, we hope to elicit only strong feelings of pride as we present you with a list of Orthodox Jews who U.S. presidents (or presidential candidates), on both ...

Editor’s note: After publishing this article, a reader asked us to clarify the following points: The article below is not attempting to discuss the modern day halachic understanding of the issue of ...

I don’t know where the idea that Jews don’t believe in Hell got started but we most certainly do believe in one. I’ve heard umpteen times on television that Jews don’t believe in Hell – including on ...

Thanks for your question. First let’s discuss the general topic of misinformation and disinformation. There are a lot of ways that a message can get garbled. Sometimes things are lost in translation.

Thanks for your question, Ben. The answer depends on who you ask. As you are no doubt aware, Christians and Jews have some very different ideas when it comes to Jesus. Christians consider him the ...

Thanks for your question. As I’ve mentioned in the past, I haven’t seen (and have no plans to see) Shtisel, so I can’t address that. But I can address the difference between Hasidic and Orthodox Jews.

Are there any Orthodox characters who are emotionally and psychologically stable? (Half a point if they occasionally smile. Two points if you’d want to hang out with any of them.) Are there characters ...

We learn in Pirkei Avos (Ethics of the Fathers) that there are three crowns: the crown of Torah, the crown of priesthood and the crown of royalty, but the crown of a good name exceeds them all. What ...