According to the annual report of the Jewish Agency and World Zionist Organization, published ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jan. 27, anti-Semitism in 2021 was the highest … more

Chapter 23 of our parasha, Emor, known as parashat hamoadim,” contains the Torah-based chagim we encounter throughout the Jewish year. “And Hashem spoke to Moshe, saying, … more

Maayan Kitron hands me a weird-looking yellow fruit wrapped in a cocoon. Gently, I open the papery husk and take a sweet bite of this golden berry whose flavor has been compared … more

At one time or another, we’ve all heard a Jewish comedian tell an anti-Semitic joke — and we cringe. While such jokes are often funny, they also perpetuate anti-Semitic stereotypes we … more

In Iowa, sparsely populated rural areas exist with emergency medical services response times that are so long that they sometimes prove deadly. Now, the Hawkeye state is turning to the Jewish … more

At a synagogue vigil in London on Monday evening for the victims of the Oct. 7 Hamas pogrom, Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he stood in solidarity with Israel. Hamas, he said, … more

Critics of the United Nations special reporter for the Palestinians — and there are many — say that Francesca Albanese’s historically chronic fault-finding of Israel and repeated … more

Dear That’s Life,  Well, I have to say that I’ve had some very interesting responses to the piece I wrote regarding my colonoscopy. A friend of mine told me he could not believe I had … more

By Yaffi Spodek Issue of Dec. 19, 2008 / 22 Kislev 5769 The Young Israel of Woodmere welcomed a large group of foreign visitors on Dec. 10, when HAFTR hosted its second annual Model United … more

Issue of March 20, 2009 / 24 Adar 5769 Tomchei Shabbos gift To the Editor: My friend told me that her husband gives a shiur every morning in Lawrence. On Friday morning, a man walked in … more