There really isn’t much debate if any in the mathematical community on this at all. For most, it’s taken as a given, and a foundational mathematical principle. Those who oppose, are in a very very small minority, and for good reason; they’re simply wrong.

We underestimate the power and significance of the cups of wine drank at Pesach. In fact, Rav Moshe Feinstein Zt”l, who was the foremost poseik of the 20th century ruled that one may not use grape juice as a substitute for the cups of wine drank on Pesach.

Yes, while it is true your life does not belong to you, it does not mean you will not make the best of it, or that you cannot enjoy it. I’m so blessed to be alive to see the sunset and rise. The L-rd is so good.

Serious question: Since I’ve been growing my hair out my father has constantly complained that it’s not Jewish, though I don’t know of any biblical or rabbinic prohibition against it. He just told me It’s unseemly. Is it permitted to have lengthy or braided hair in Halakhah?

I visited a university in Germany for an academic conference of Israeli and European grad students in the brain sciences. We went on a tour and the tour guide told us how the Nazis, when they knew they were done, began to burn great works of German art - so they shouldn't fall

Jacob It is no more permitted for a Jew to worship Jezus than it is for a Jew to serve Baal or the Egyptian idol Rah. While a Jew may believe whatever he or she desires, Belief in Jezus goes against every principle of the 13 principles of faith, all of which are non negotiable

A person can be physically disabled or mentally disabled. Can a person be spiritually disabled?

A highlight of my trip to Cordoba to deliver the keynote at the International Conference on Bilingual Education: a pilgrimage to the statue of Maimonides, aka Rabbi Moses ben Maimon, acronym Rambam:

I like that even those who are secular intellectuals can also appreciate the Rambam. It is a testament to the impact his work and legacy had on the world, even today. He is truly one of the greatest of all the Sages.

You were created for a purpose, and that purpose is to worship and serve G-d.

I’m sorry but the Israeli chief rabbinate is a total and utter disgrace. It is quickly losing legitimacy amongst the Jewish people and rightly so. Its decisions have absolutely nothing to do with Jewish law or the sanctity of the Torah.

The Rebbe recruits a mathematics professor to work on publishing his brother's incomplete manuscript.

For decades, thousands of pages languished, unread and all but forgotten, stored at numerous locations in Israel and elsewhere. These papers hold the as-yet unfulfilled intellectual legacy of Mark Gurari, who was born Yisroel Aryeh Leib (Leibel) Schneerson. Gurari was the

It may be unrealistic to expect the world to become vegetarian (at least not until synthetic meat is produced at scale), but that doesn't mean we must treat farm animals with vicious cruelty. Small protections can reduce massive harm at tolerable costs. Tell your senator to vote

This is a form of idolatry, just of a corporate money making flavor.

The holiness of Lag B’Omer is unlike the holiness in other holidays in that it doesn’t require doing special rituals, saying special blessings or lighting candles, the holiness is unconcealed.

You cannot be created in the divine image, and be fundamentally, at your core which is composed of the divine spark, be irredeemable.