Op-Ed: What To Be Thankful For
Zvi Gluck is the CEO of Amudim, an organization dedicated to helping abuse victims and those suffering with addiction within the Jewish community says thank you for everything that 2020 have provided.
Op-Ed: Shmiras Shabbos – Shabbat Candlelighting Times
Shmiras Shabbos is a given for the Orthodox Jewish community, but sometimes, something simple like a calendar can throw off simple candle lighting times, and make them not so kosher.
Op-Ed: What I Told My Kids After the Election
Over or not, the presidential election of 2020 has ignited passions and actions unseen in the Jewish community in a long time. Forced to address this with his children, a parent penned an Op-Ed regarding his view of how we should be acting after this election.
Op-Ed: The Elections, Another Torah Reason To Vote
This election cycle has been exceptionally charged, and who the winner is may have many ramifications. Levi Y. Keselman takes another approach to why this election is incredibly important and urges everyone to vote.
Op-Ed: 12 Reasons for a Frum Person to Vote for Joe Biden
After an Op-Ed was published with 10 Reasons for a Frum Person to Vote for Trump, Avraham Yosef Baez, Devorah Leah Backman, Laura Melnicoff, and Miriam Levy-Haim of Ker A Velt penned 12 Reasons for a Frum Person to Vote for Joe Biden.
Op-Ed: 10 Reasons for a Frum Person to Vote for Trump
Should a Frum person vote for Trump of Biden? Dovid Goldbaum lays out the case with ten Reasons a frum person should vote for Donald Trump.
Op-Ed: Torah vs. American Values, A Response
Rabbi Yossie Katzman responds to a widely published letter written by Rabbi Mendel Itzinger of Igud Hayeshivos addressing the question by a bochur on taking a stand towards a political party or candidate.
Op-Ed: Crisis Averted, Now How Can We Make Sure It Won’t Happen Again?
A potentially explosive controversy in the community between the schools and their parent bodies has thankfully been averted. So what lessons can we learn from the incident?
Op-Ed: Unmasking Why I Wear a Mask
Writing under the pseudonym Shaina Ponim, a Crown Heights resident shares the reason that they wear a mask, and it’s very simple.
Op-Ed: School Deserve Our Support, Not Our Opposition
A recent requirement for parents to allow COVID-19 testing of their children in schools has many Crown Heights parents up in arms. One parent felt that the opposition was unwarranted, and put pen to paper to articulate it.
Op-Ed: Why A Frum Jew Cannot Vote Democrat: PERIOD
Republican? Democrat? As a Jewish person, is there even a choice in who we can vote for, or does Torah dictate for us?
Op-Ed: Popular TV Host Praises Orthodox Jews For Not ‘Playing Along’ With Restrictions
Does Crown Heights have to worry so much aboout what other people or the media think? Aliza BasMenachem takes on this question, and gives her opinion.
Op-Ed: The Experience of the The Washing Machine
It was called the washing machine, this relatively small place in the Rebbe’s Shul. It constituted some 400 square feet, and was only thus called on Rosh Hashanah. The washing machine was an experience.
Op-Ed: Every Life Matters
You want to know what it means that lives matter? A Crown Heights resident explain what that really looks like using the actions of the Crown Heights Jewish community over the past few months as a guide.
Op-Ed: A Bummer of a Summer?
Zvi Gluck is the CEO of Amudim, an organization dedicated to helping abuse victims and those suffering with addiction and mental health issues within the Jewish community. He penned the following Op-Ed after the disappointing news that this years summer would be without overnight camps.
Op-Ed: Face Masks? Here Are Some Reasons Why
A proud Crown Heights resident grapples with a troubling trend that can be seen on the streets of Crown Heights. Despite the order for all New York City residents to wear a face mask when not social distancing, more than a few Crown Heights residents are not. Here are the arguments for and against.
Op-Ed: New York to Observant Jews, Drop Dead and Pay Taxes
How should we respond to the blatant double standard that has left the Orthodox Jewish population on New York City as second class citizens? Op-Ed writer Yosef Chaim Brook shares one way to make a dramatic difference.
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