By Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of June 26, 2009 / 4 Tammuz 5769 There is a common theme in three verses at the beginning of the book of Bamidbar, which is echoed in our parsha: “V’ha’zar … more

By Eileen Goltz Issue of June 26. 2009 / 4 Tammuz 5769 First question I’m always asked about onions is why do they make you cry and what can you do about it. It’s a chemical kind of … more

Issue of June 26, 2009 / 4 Tammuz 5769 Angry crowds in the streets of Tehran are nothing new. Most of the time in recent decades those crowds have entertained themselves by burning American … more

From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of June 26, 2009 / 4 Tammuz 5769 Two sisters each had issues that had hijacked their daily lives. One had a rare medical … more

I’m Thinking By Micah D. Halpern Issue of June 26, 2009 / 4 Tammuz 5769 Your comment about being prevented from talking to your friend Barack Obama by the Jews was nothing short of … more

Reviewed by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of June 26, 2009 / 4 Tammuz 5769 Let me start by saying that this is a very informal, somewhat irreverent book –– zany at times about subjects that are … more

Yaffi Spodek Issue of June 26, 2009 / 4 Tammuz 5769 Rabbi Binyamin Mayefsky of Far Rockaway could not have predicted where life would take him once he graduated from Yeshiva … more

By The Jewish Star Issue of June 26, 2009 / 4 Tammuz 5769 Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid, the post-high school program affiliated with Yeshiva Darchei Torah, is one of five Jewish institutions … more

By The Jewish Star Issue of June 26, 2009 / 4 Tammuz 5769 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that school districts are permitted to reimburse parents of special education students who … more

Issue of June 26, 2009 4 Tammuz 5769 It was Friday afternoon, close to sundown; the drivers may have been in a hurry but the Canada geese were not. This image was captured in Woodmere as the … more