From the other side of the bench
By David Seidemann
Issue of Oct. 2, 2009 / 14 Tishrei 5770
Rosh Hashana, I’m too scared to eat. Yom Kippur, I’m not allowed to eat. Sukkos, I can eat …
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9/29/09
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From the other side of the bench
by David Seidemann
Issue of August 20, 2010/ 10 Elul 5770 Let me be clear as an American and as a person who is not the President of the United States. Every …
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8/19/10
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Opinion: From the other side of the bench
By David Seidemann
Issue of March 20, 2009 / 24 Adar 5769
The faithful come in four types, in my experience.
There are those who carry on …
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3/18/09
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Speaking from the heart
By David Seidemann
Issue of Sept. 5, 2008
I was watching at 6:47 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 27 when history was made. I remember watching JFK’s funeral on …
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9/5/08
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From the other side of the bench
by David Seidemann
Issue of April 30, 2010/ 16 Iyar, 5770
One of the most effective tools of cross-examination is to confront the witness with his or her …
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4/28/10
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Not that anyone is counting, but this is my 180th article for this fine newspaper. In article 88, I described a wedding I attended in Williamsburg. When I went out to make a phone call, I observed a …
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By David Seidemann
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1/27/11
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From the other side of the bench
By David Seidemann
Issue of July 3, 2009 / 11 Tammuz 5769
You can’t make this stuff up. Thirty-seven pages of an Israeli astronaut’s diary fell 37 …
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7/1/09
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From the other side of the bench
by David Seidemann
Issue of January 15, 2010/ 29 Tevet 5770
I would like to meet the genius that said, “Starve a cold, feed a fever,” or is it the …
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1/13/10
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Walking that extra mile
By David Seidemann
Issue of Dec. 19, 2008 / 22 Kislev 5769
In Jewish law and lore, Gematria, or numerology, forms an entire sphere of learning and lessons. …
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12/17/08
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By David Seidemann
Issue of Sept. 12, 2008
Most hurricanes blow in from the southeast. This one blew in from the northwest –– Alaska to be precise. “Hurricane Sarah” took the stage …
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9/11/08
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