Rabbi Broyde’s articles never fail to contribute new perspectives to the reader. His recent article is no exception. While the two of us quite frequently disagree with each other – and remain friends nonetheless...

and the Mishpacha Interview Defending It Rabbi Michael J. Broyde The decision by Rabbi Moishe Indig, a political leader of the Satmar community, to endorse Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York and the...

Wherein is referenced an incident from Sukkah 49a, cited in today’s Daf (Zevachim 62a) There was an incident involving one Sadducee priest who poured the water on his feet, and in anger all the...

If you still haven’t figured out whether the rally was a good thing, a bad thing, or both – you might be interested in the latest episode of my podcast, Two Rabbis, Three Opinions....

Dear Cross-Current readers, I just wanted to let you know that I have started offering weekly writing on the online publishing platform Substack. What I post there are either ruminations that have not been...

What would it take to convince me to enthusiastically join the tefillah gathering on Thursday? Not very much, actually. Davening is always a good thing. The organizers have pledged that the huge gathering will...

Devastated. The only word to describe the feelings of those, myself included, who knew Rav Moshe Hauer z”l. The untimely passing of anyone is painful. Add to that pain the feelings of loss of...

Dear Cross-Current reader, I won’t be posting here on C-C in the future. I don’t want to monopolize the site!  I hope that Rabbi Adlerstein will continue to share occasional thoughts here — and...