By Jeff Toback Issue of Oct. 3, 2008 / 2 Cheshvan 5769 With the dark, heavy clouds of the 70th anniversary of the Kristallnacht floating slowly in our direction, an incident that occurred … more

Literature and thoughts on the election By Alan Jay Gerber Issue of Oct. 3, 2008 / 2 Cheshvan 5769 Well, at long last, it is going to be over. Election Day is Tuesday and we will be … more

By Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of Oct. 31, 2008 / 2 Cheshvan 5769 Reading the story of the dispersion at the beginning of chapter 11, it is hard to see where the people went wrong. In the words … more

By Rabbi Chananya Weissman Issue of Oct. 17, 2008 Our label-driven community, in which everyone must be neatly pegged and categorized within seconds of meeting them, tells us that there … more

By David Seidemann Issue of Oct. 17, 2008 The number seven represents nature in Judaism, and the ultimate that man can achieve in its realm. At the conclusion of every cycle of seven, … more

Issue of Oct. 17, 2008 Someone else’s problem To the Editor: My appreciation to Howard Kopel for a well written, appropriate article (Rabbinical malpractice: evaluating the actions of … more

Sukkot/Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah 5769 By Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of Oct. 17, 2008 There are few things in life that can elicit a collective gasp from everyone in a room. A real … more

By Rabbi Yakov Horowitz Issue of Oct. 17, 2008 The first column that I ever wrote was published in the May, 1996 issue of The Jewish Observer on a topic that was simply not discussed in … more

By David Seidemann Issue of Oct. 10, 2008 Shmulik lives in Israel with his wife and six children. He is a successful businessman who commutes to the United States approximately three times a … more

JCC and Ohel partner in program to help students By Yaffi Spodek Issue of Oct. 10, 2008 The JCC of the Greater Five Towns has joined with the Ohel Bais Ezra Lifetime Care Foundation to … more