Issue of March 13, 2009 / 17 Adar 5769 President Obama rode into office on a wave of concern about America’s economic future. He promised change and so far Americans seem to like what … more

In My View By Rafael Medoff Issue of June 26, 2009 / 4 Tammuz 5769 Seventy years ago last week, David Ben-Gurion sat down to write a long letter to Louis D. Brandeis, the … more

In My View By Chananya Weissman Issue of April 23, 2010 / 9 Iyar 5770 I'm fond of saying that it will be easier for me celebrate Yom Ha'atzma'ut when Israel becomes an independent … more

Travel By Malka Eisenberg Issue of August 13, 2010/ 3 Elul, 5770 On a hill overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem, a smooth white stone museum off of Derech Hevron houses a moving commemoration … more

Dear Aviva, I have both a friend and a relative with the same issue. If they have a problem with something that I’ve said or done, they will not call me out on it immediately and appropriately, instead they let it fester and brew and not mention anything about it. They may avoid me until one day, weeks later, something may trigger it and they blow. Both these people have had hard lives, and I feel like they take things harder when someone wrongs them. When they finally come out and say why they are upset, they end up standing there blubbering and crying and I feel absolutely no rachmanos for them. They should have said something before! How can I avoid this or handle it better in the future? -Irritated Irritant more

One hundred years ago this Friday, April 20th, the 28th day of Nissan, the RMS Titanic sank on its maiden voyage after hitting an iceberg, killing over 1500 passengers and crew. more

To the Editor: Orthodox Rabbis in the Five Towns urge their followers to cancel subscriptions to The New York Times. In the opinion of these Jewish leaders, The Times, in an effort to promote its liberal agenda, editorializes, rather than reports, the news. This practice of literally coloring the news in an effort to promote its agenda now seems to resonate with The Five Towns Jewish Times as well. more

It’s about to get biblical with Darren Aronofsky‘s grand re-revisionist telling of the Biblical flood; Noah will storm theaters next spring. No footage has been released of the $130 million epic, but this being Hollywood, I for one am a little nervous as biblical epics seldom satiate — they are generally too irreverent for the faith-based and way too reverent for the armchair agonists who are choking on their popcorn. more

The beginning of our new book informs us of the order of travels, and how the people encamped around the Mishkan (Tabernacle). Those most immediately around the Mishkan were the Levite families, whose jobs consisted of carrying the different parts of the Mishkan. more

Nothing is more mystifying to a person who wants to understand photography than light. Books, classrooms and websites on photographic lighting sometimes add to the confusion. Using light involves … more