Does Kindness Have a Price?
One of the greatest blessings of the modern day Jewish community structure is the emergence of organizational Judaism. In an …
Author Archives: Rabbi Elchanan Poupko
Can Google Change the Halakha?
One of the greatest developments of this Millennium if not the greatest of them all is the revolutionary change in …
Born to Bentch: Judaism and Positive Psychology
One of the most important modern discoveries in the rapidly expanding field of Positive Psychology is recognition of the benefits of gratitude. Much …
The Pew Study and Zionism: the Inconvenient Truth
Over the past few months the organized American Jewish community has been buzzing over the findings of the Pew study …
The Beit Hamikdash – Place of Worship or Place of Resting?
In these parshiyot we are introduced in much detail to what became the epicenter of Jewish life for millennia: the Mishkan, which …
“Who Are We to Judge”, True or False?
One of the more positive and healthy attitudes that have been brought about by the modern day system of values …
The Legacy of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
On Monday, the entire Jewish world mourned the passing of Sephardic Torah giant Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, who died at the …
Washington Revisited
Last month I took the opportunity to go to Washington and attend the AIPAC conference for rabbis. As I traveled …
A Foul Smell Emanates From Europe
Last week Israelis were surprised to hear of the Europeans announced boycott of Israelis produces and formal institutions that are …
Why I Fear a Nuclear Iran
On Sunday afternoon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gathered the Israeli cabinet to warn it of Iran’s increasingly threatening nuclear capabilities. …
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