By Yaffi Spodek Issue of Jan. 2, 2009 / 6 Teves 5769 Zahava Farbman of Chai Lifeline's Crisis Intervention and Bereavement has been inundated with phone calls from local parents who are … more

Issue of April 10, 2009 / 16 Nissan 5769 To The Editor: I read Miriam Wallach’s That’s Life column in the April 3 issue of the Jewish press with mounting trepidation. “Oh, no, not … more

Issue of July 24, 2009 / 3 Av 5769 Dear That’s Life, Before each major fast day my brother and I joke about the preparation our father goes through in anticipation of not eating. It is not a … more

A reporter’s journey to the inside of Kosherfest By Michael Orbach Issue of November 6, 2009/ 19 Cheshvan 5770 Native Americans have vision quests, college … more

By Mayer Fertig Issue of February 5, 2010/ 21 Shvat 5770 A candidate for the still-warm New York City Council seat vacated on Monday by Simcha Felder has had an embarrassing setback. Joe … more

Issue of May 21, 2010/ 8 Sivan 5770 I cherish the fact that the Torah does not hide from truths, and does not whitewash unpleasant situations. Biblical narratives in and beyond the Torah include … more

By Ian Digiacomo Issue of September 10, 2010/ 2 Tishrei 5771 Rosh Hashanah, all the holidays that follow, and Shabbat year-round, pose challenges to health and fitness, and weight loss. Massive … more

After the sudden cancellation of the Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Antisemitism (YIISA) earlier this month, the famed university reversed its decision by launching a revamped initiative on June 20, dubbed the Yale Program for the Study of Anti-Semitism (YPSA). more

In the context of a discussion about what materials could be used for building a sukkah, the Gemara Sukkah (11b) raises a debate between Rabbi Eliezer and Rabbi Akiva regarding of what material the original sukkah G-d described in Vayikra 23:43 was made. The verse says “[You will sit in the sukkah because] I had the Israelites live in huts (sukkahs) when I brought them out of Egypt.” more

It was a serious and somber Sunday evening at Aish Kodesh in Woodmere, where 30 people sat and listened to a panel discussion called Eating Disorders Among Our Young People. Rabbi Dovid Goldvasser, a leading author and expert on eating disorders in the Jewish community, led the discussion as part of a joint lecture with the Orthodox Union and the men’s and women’s divisions of Lander College. He said the evening was all about “insight and perspective about eating disorders.” more