OPINION & COMMENT

Beyond All Limits

All public institutions in a democratic society must take into consideration that they are creations of the society and they are, in important ways, in a dialogue with the public. Even if the public cannot talk back to them for various reasons, what they do must ultimately be at least understandable to the broad community.

Yes, But We're Different
by Rabbi N. Z. Grossman

In the first part, Rabbi Grossman noted that there is a relatively new kind of person, whose lifestyle is chareidi and who self-identifies socially as a chareidi, but who is not really a chareidi in crucial respects. Being chareidi isn't just a matter of belonging to a club. It is an exalted way of life involving more of an ongoing internal process -- self-discipline, working on character, advancement in Torah and in yiras Shomayim -- than external appearance.

Monitoring a Child's Educational Progress
by Rav Yosef Shrim

Selective Hearing
by Yochonon Dovid

Politica: The War of Independence
By E. Rauchberger