Rabbi Poupko is the Associate Rabbi of Congregation Ahavath Torah in Englewood, NJ and the President of the Rabbinical Council of Bergen County. To the casual observer, religion fosters some of the deepest divisions in society. Some of the most significant conflicts...
KORACH EYES ONLY FOR YOU They [Datan and Aviram] said, “We shall not go up! Is it a small thing that you have brought us up from a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the desert, that you make yourself a prince over us? Furthermore, you did not bring us...
There is no doubt that this phenomenon comes as a great surprise. Who would have believed just a few years ago that a weekly bulletin of Torah insights about the Torah portion would within a mere decade become one of the most annoying elements in the religious sector?...
I took a deep breath, and I counted: One… two… three… That’s it, we go into the hall. I am so excited that I find it hard to breathe. I am at the center of things, it is my Bar Mitzva. The band strikes up a lively tune in my honor. Many...
The national rejuvenation of the Yisrael, which was expressed in a practical manner by the existence of the Zionist movement and the State of Israel, encompasses many different levels, which can be divided into two categories: bringing the secular to life and bringing...
