Listen to JewishAnswers and Cross-Currents!
JewishAnswers and Cross-Currents now have a voice! Thanks to the innovative technology of Odiogo.com, new posts to these sites can be read to you on your computer, in your car, or on your mp3 player. You can even download an audio podcast of the recent posts. Whether...
New Contributors To Ask the Rabbi, JewishAnswers.org
This week, we are proud to present several outstanding new additions to the network of scholars who answer your questions on JewishAnswers.org. Rabbi Yosef Friedman, founder of the Norfolk Area Community Kollel of Norfolk, VA, and an experienced community rabbi, and...
Tragedy in Jerusalem
It is with a heavy heart that I must mention the shooting at the Yeshivat Mercaz HaRav. Yesterday, as the students were sitting down to a celebration of Adar II, a Palestinian gunman entered and shot wildly, killing eight and injuring ten. It is quite jarring to note...
Back From the Holidays
Hello everyone! The holidays are over -- in fact, today and Shabbos are Rosh Chodesh Mar Cheshvan, the beginning of the month of Cheshvan (which is called Mar, bitter, because it has no holidays). So we are getting back to work, and have many new and developing...
Pledge to Improve, and Then Do Your Best
We now find ourselves in the last week of the Jewish Year. We will shortly have an unparalleled opportunity to start afresh, and do things better in 5768 than we did in 5767. I know I've already planned some positive changes and found them difficult to implement in...
Elul, Rabbi Winston, and More TorahMedia Speakers
This week marked the beginning of the Jewish month of Elul. Elul precedes the month of Tishrei, during which we will celebrate Rosh Hashanah, The Fast of Gedaliah, Yom Kippur, Succos, and Simchas Torah. Elul itself is relatively quiet... so why does Jewish tradition...
TorahMedia.com Continues to Grow
This week there are three exciting additions to TorahMedia.com! First we have a brand new library of recordings from Rabbi Dr. Akiva Tatz. Rabbi Tatz is a world-renowned speaker and author who discusses the deeper spiritual realms of Judaism as well as many topics in...
Tisha Bav and Rabbi Amram Taub, of Blessed Memory
Tuesday will be the Ninth of Av, historically the saddest day on the Jewish calendar. While it is something that I have mentioned any number of times, there are any number of dedicated Jews today who (1) speak about the importance of Jewish continuity, of ensuring...
Paying Respects to a Valued Supporter of PG
This week, an elderly member of the Baltimore Jewish community, Yitzchak ben Gad, Isaac (Itche) Kaufman a"h, passed away. He was a Holocaust survivor who came to build a new life -- and helped Jewish life to flourish here in America. He was very close with my wife's...
TorahMedia.com Now Offering Music and Radio
As you may recall, we finished our "Ki MiTzion" interactive VideoConference series roughly a month ago. The series featured lecturers in Israel speaking live to a Baltimore audience, using modern technology in lieu of airplane travel. Many of the recordings from those...
Shavuos Message
Shavuos is almost upon us! I've prepared a special audio message for the holiday (with just a bit of prompting from the staff). You can also read the text version if you prefer. I hope you'll listen, and I hope you'll help us grow. We depend on your support! Our...
8000 Students Will Finish “Ethics of the Fathers”
A special Mazal Tov goes out to my brother-in-law, Rabbi Dovid Rosenfeld, and his 8000 "virtual students," as they approach the conclusion of their study of Pirkei Avos! In just two more weeks they should have their "Siyum" (conclusion). What do you do when you finish...
