The Three Weeks, the period during which we reflect on the churban Bais Hamikdosh, is also a time to think about the churban of the

Last week, our editor and many of the esteemed columnists wrote about what has been called the Semiquincentennial. My good friend and neighbor, Rav Mordechai

My father took me for a ride once. I’m not sure why. Maybe he wanted to share his own memories with me, or wanted me