From the other side of the bench Issue of Jan. 2, 2009 / 6 Teves 5769 I was there. I was there last Thursday amid the terror, the sound of metal hitting glass, the anguish of parents looking … more

By Yaffi Spodek Issue of April 10, 2009 16 Nissan 5769 HAFTR senior Jaclyn Yael Schein recently won first place at the New York State Science and Engineering Fair. As an Intel International … more

By David Seidemann Issue of July 24, 2009 / 3 Av 5769 The opportunity was right there in front of me and I passed on it. Gone forever was the chance to undo whatever damage the man in the … more

Issue of November 6, 2009/ 19 Cheshvan 5770 The smart money says criticism of this weekend's visit to Lawrence by an anti-Zionist chassidic rebbe from Jerusalem aligned with the Neturei Karta … more

Agudah welcomes new title for controversial clergywoman By Mayer Fertig Issue of February 5, 2010/ 21 Shvat 5770 After years of beating around the bush, Rabbi Avi Weiss came right out … more

By Bruce Ticker Issue of May 21, 2010/ 8 Sivan 5770 Another splendid opportunity lost. The big one got away once again after the law nabbed Faisal Shahzad. Maybe authorities were stretched … more

The Kosher Bookworm By Alan Jay Gerber Issue of September 10, 2010/ 2 Tishrei 5771 With the Yomim Nora’im here it is appropriate for me to suggest a book that could serve as a year-round … more

It is hard to understand how the people of Metropolis can not see that the only difference between Clark Kent and Superman is a pair of glasses. Then again, Superman is a comic book superhero. more

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Dear Aviva, We are making our first wedding for our son in a few months. While we love our future daughter-in-law, we are really uneasy with her parents. It seems like they are better off financially than we are, yet they are penny-pinching this whole affair. They say something against what we prefer, and then when we bend over backwards for them, all of a sudden they change their song. And they do it rudely! more