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Birthday For A Beloved Legend

Jonathan Mark Associate Editor The Baal Shem Tov never belonged to the big-city Jews in suits or the yeshiva prodigies in fedoras. He was ordained in the hard-luck seminary God reserves for His...

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The Rebbe Is Alive — All 7,000 Of Him

Jonathan Mark Associate Editor The Lubavitcher rebbe is alive. And while some panic at anyone talking like that, the fact is that since the rebbe’s 1994 death, more than 400 Lubavitcher couples have...

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The Baal Shem Tov, Revealed Anew

Jonathan Mark Associate Editor Some 300 years ago in whatís now Ukraine, a young boy, Yisroel Ben-Eliezer, couldnít stand to stay in the classroom. Heíd run away into nearby forests and fields. On one...

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A Teacher’s Magic

Jonathan Mark Associate Editor Rabbi Baruch Pollack’s 60 years in first grade.In some academic cultures, the best and ambitious rise to the top. They become principals, provosts, deans and...

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A Chassidic Approach to Spiritual Materialism And Ethical Consumption

Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz Jewish Week Online Columnist One of the primary areas in daily life where I strive for piety is in my eating choices. Jewish tradition is rich with wisdom pertinent to our...

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The Jewish Week's George Robinson Interviews Matisyahu

 Music critic George Robinson and Matisyahu really hit it off during his recent interview for The Jewish Week, so the pop superstar invited him onstage for the YouTube kickoff of his new album, Spark...

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The Jewish Week's George Robinson Interviews Matisyahu

 Music critic George Robinson and Matisyahu really hit it off during his recent interview for The Jewish Week, so the pop superstar invited him onstage for the YouTube kickoff of his new album, Spark...

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