Parshat Noach by Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of October 8, 2010/ 30 Tishrei 5771 From Adam until Noach, only two individuals do not reach the lofty age of 900 or its vicinity (Mahallel lived … more

Issue of October 8, 2010/ 30 Tishrei 5771 Liel Leibovitz is the author, along with Todd Gitlin, of “The Chosen People: America, Israel, and the Ordeals of Divine Election.” He writes … more

Issue of October 8, 2010/ 30 Tishrei 5771 By Chassia Boczko, Psy.D Mainstreaming is the most current approach in educating children with special needs Educational experts use several terms … more

Ask Aviva Issue of October 8, 2010/ 30 Tishrei 5771 Dear Aviva, Why is it so hard to get people to mind their own business in our community these days? My husband and I have been … more

Issue of October 8, 2010/ 30 Tishrei 5771 To the Editor: Thank you for your fair and balanced report on the candidacy of Frank Scaturro, who sought the Republican nomination to unseat … more

I'm thinking by Micah Halpern Issue of October 8, 2010/ 30 Tishrei 5771 The future is online and it is virtual. Virtual news, virtual shopping, virtual education — even … more

From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of October 8, 2010/ 30 Tishrei 5771 My cellphone rang the other day and it was none other than Mayer Fertig, the editor of this … more

The Kosher Bookworm by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of October 8, 2010/ 30 Tishrei 5771 By Alan Jay Gerber While not the first anthology on the parsha featuring both secular scholars and … more

Issue of October 8, 2010/ 30 Tishrei 5771 Dear That’s Life, For what seemed like a supersized Sukkot (two three-day blocks of no showering will do that to a person), people complained about the … more

Issue of September 22, 14 Tishrei 5771 By Pamela Moritz It happened just a few weeks ago.  I was speaking with a Torah scholar and seasoned teacher of seminary girls in Jerusalem about my … more