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

On May 22, 2012, Chabad of West Hempstead will host their Friendship Circle evening of recognition and awards ceremony at The Garden City Hotel at 7:30 p.m. more