by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen No, this is not a misprint. A Shmutteh is a rag in Yiddish. Whereas Shmitah is a genuine Hebrew word. Our New Year...

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen I was brought up to despise the word appeasement. It was the ideology favored by much of the British aristocracy...

Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8 Why do we do things in life? Is it to get some kind of reward? Most people think that this is the function of...

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen I am amazed that so many Americans are enamored with the British Monarchy and with its least impressive of its...

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen In 1960 Nigeria gained independence from the United Kingdom. As with many new African states, the borders of the...

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen It is only a month to the “Days of Awe,” the Yamim Noraim. Actually, I have no idea where the term High Holidays...

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen I dislike the expression “The Chosen People”. It is not that I have any problem with the idea that different...

by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen Let me say at the outset that Critical Race Theory is a dangerous, completely unsubstantiated pseudo theory of race...

Also known as Shabbat Nachamu, The Shabbat of Comfort after the Ninth of Av Vaethanan. Deuteronomy 3:23 - 8:11 by Rabbi Jeremy Rosen The...