Shiloh Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 Secret Reserve By Adam Neustadter Issue of April 3, 2009 / 9 Nissan 5769 Sometimes, being in the wine business offers great perks. One of them is getting … more

The Legacy of Irving Bunim By Alan Jay Gerber Issue of July 17, 2009 / 25 Tammuz 5769 While the popular jingle goes, “Summertime and the living is easy,” for the Jewish people, the … more

By Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of October 30th/ 12 Cheshvan 5770 Our community has a lot to say about the "shidduch crisis." First, we blame the singles themselves. Why can't young people … more

By Tova Ross Issue of January 29 2010/ 14 Shvat 5770 Rabbi Eytan Feiner has signed on for another two years as the rabbi of the White Shul, Congregation Kneseth Israel. Nesanel Feller, … more

Issue of May 14, 2010, 1 Sivan 5770 In case you missed it, the incumbents running in the Lawrence School Board election won. Again. By a lot, this time. It was a reasonably civilized race, at … more

In good health Issue of September 3, 2010/ 24 Elul 5770 By Rabbi Avi Billet The gabbai has just called up two men. One will lift the Torah (hagbah) while the other will roll it, wrap it and … more

Moment to reflect on obligations Two stones with writing a heavenly gift Meant for a population to do and listed Gift of an Almighty Liberator of his congregants more

To paraphrase Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, “Lord I know we are your chosen people, but once in a while, can’t you have Mel Gibson choose someone else?” more

What does it mean to truly live in, to truly be in a moment? One day, when we are all up in heaven, perhaps I will have the chance to ask Noam Apter, 22, of Otniel. more

Last week I was privileged to teach a class about Mikveh to a group of non-Orthodox Jews. The first ten minutes of the class focused on the concepts of "tumah" and "taharah" and how every single-word or two-word "translation" of each word does not do justice to the discussion. more