Daniel Septimus

On Monday, I wrote about Rabbi Avi Shafran’s op-ed in the Jerusalem Post, which expressed discomfort with those groups calling ...

Some wild and unfortunate events ended French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s visit to Israel today. An Israeli official says a policeman ...

Today’s New York Times reported more findings from a recent Pew study on religion in America, with attention to the ...

Last weekend’s Forward noted that Agriprocessors — the kosher slaughterhouse that was raided by federal agents last month — has ...

From our friends at Darim Online:The Darim Learning Network for Educators is a new program for congregational and complementary educators ...

I often find secular references to the Talmud interesting — and usually off base. The most recent example comes from ...

First off, let me apologize for my weak blogging lately and, particularly, my sporadic posting about Pirkei Avot, which it ...

Judaism may be a religion of action (mitzvot), but speech — words — are, perhaps, considered equally powerful. In the ...

There were many surreal moments last Wednesday night, when Shimon Peres’ “Facing Tomorrow” conference celebrated the American-Israeli relationship, an evening ...

At the President’s Conference yesterday, I attended a session called “Jewish Identity: Unraveling or Renewing?” a panel discussion featuring — ...