The Haggadah under review this week, “Haggadah Shel Pesach: Machat Shel Yad,” composed by Rabbi Yitzchok Frankel of the Agudath Israel of the Five Towns, is the first publication in the … more

This column was originally published on Sept 27, 2016. I dedicate this week’s essay review to the sacred memory of a dear friend, Rabbi Gershon Burd, of blessed memory, executive director … more

A tribute on the Yahrtzeit of King David By Alan Jay Gerber Issue of May 29, 2009 / 6 Sivan 5769 In the introduction to his classic translation of the Psalms, Rabbi Avraham Davis stated … more

With the summer season nearing its end we now become ever more mindful of the upcoming season of the High Holidays and their themes and observances. However, we first have coming up next week what Rabbi Abraham Twerski calls the greatest of our holidays, Tu B’Av. more

This week I am both honored and glad to bring to your attention a new siddur, “The Koren Rav Kook Siddur,” which is based on commentary by Rav Avraham Yitzchok HaKohen Kook, … more

This week’s “review’’ is basically a personal note of tribute to one of our community’s leading educators, Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky, for the grace and eloquence … more

Perhaps one of the most nefarious myths of World War II was that Soviet leader Joseph Stalin liberated the Jews from the Nazi evil and ended the Holocaust. I call this a myth because based … more

A timely review on the 200th birthday of the 16th President Reviewed by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of Feb. 13, 2009 / 19 Shevat 5769 Throughout history, heads of state, whether elected, … more

Rabbi Aryeh Pinchas Strickoff, author of “Inside Chanukah: Fascinating and Intriguing Insights on Chanukah, Its Miracles, and its History” (Feldheim 2012) perhaps said it best in his … more

With Shabbos Hagadol now upon us, I thought it would be worthwhile to bring attention to a Shabbos Hagadol sermon delivered in 1962 by one of American Jewry’s most gifted thinkers who in his longtime capacity as rabbi of The Jewish Center in Manhattan delivered some of the most eloquent and meaningful d’roshos. more