It is an experience common to all freshmen. One comes to a new campus, knows no one, and tries to orient himself by identifying the senior students who seem to have prestige. Then, he tries to … more

For SKA students last week, chessed meant action and not words. Eleventh and twelfth graders did the ultimate chessed shel emet, volunteering with at the Hebrew Free Burial Society to rake thousands … more

In 1165, an agonizing question confronted Moroccan Jewry. A fanatical Muslim sect, the Almohads, had seized power in Morocco and was embarking on a policy of forced conversion to Islam. The … more

It doesn’t take long for Tareq Baconi to shift from lamenting violence to defending murder. Baconi’s July 10 essay in the New York Times opens with emotive language about suffering … more

Hamas is ISIS. Hamas is worse than ISIS. And this is now just a Jewish issue. But the evil that manifested itself last week cannot stand and we are here to say is a loud voice … more

O ur parsha, Vayechi, opens by telling us an important story with universal implications. When Jacob was on his deathbed all his children wanted to know how the future was likely to turn out, … more

The 83-year rabbi emeritus of a Long Island synagogue said his visit to four of the communities savaged by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7 “was exhausting, sad and exhilarating.” … more

Jewish singles face one more question By Michael Orbach Orthodox Jewish singles face a mind-boggling number of questions: modern, yeshivish, modernish? Skirts, pants, bulletproof-stockings? … more

Issue of Dec. 19, 2008 Dear That’s Life, I enjoyed your That’s Life story about the two Miriam Wallachs. It brought back memories of a similar situation that happened to me many years … more

Oceanside shul attracts new families to the neighborhood By Baruch Spier Issue of March 27, 2009 / 2 Nissan 5769 The Hirschels didn’t move to Oceanside for its kosher restaurants, the … more