Rabbi Mark Fasman

Moses Sofer (1762 – 1839), known as the Hatam Sofer, lived in a particular society at a particular time. He lived most of his life in Pressburg, Hungary. As the local undisputed authority, he was responsible for his community, and [...]

I wrote my article last month on July 12, just two days after visiting the settlements of Eli and Ariel in Samaria. About three hours after I emailed the article to Shaare Zedek, there was a kidnapping on the Lebanese border leading to rockets that fell all over northern Israel. By the next day – [...]