By Daniella Adler Issue of Dec. 26, 2008 / 29 Kislev 5769 Rabbi Nachman Holtzberg spoke haltingly, in a Yiddish-tinged mixture of English and Hebrew, at a memorial service in West Hempstead … more

Recently I was privileged to participate in a student-group organized panel presentation at Yeshiva University … more

Issue of Dec. 26, 2008 / 29 Kislev 5769 Oceanside - The Friedberg JCC is holding tryouts for the 2009 JCC Maccabi games: There will be a coed tennis team, a coed swim team, and a boys basketball … more

As seen though the eyes of the (mostly) liberal Jewish media By David Benkof Issue of Dec. 19, 2008 / 22 Kislev 5769 This year saw many significant Jewish events, but which … more

Voting practices called into question by concerned delegates By Menachem Gottlieb Issue of Dec. 19, 2008 / 22 Kislev 5769 The Orthodox Union held their national convention at the Ramada … more

The President-elect once bought a home whose deed prohibited its resale or rental to Jews. He had associations with a number of … more

Though most American olim typically settle in Israel’s Anglo communities such as Beit Shemesh and Raanana, Nefesh B’Nefesh recently launched a new aliyah project to encourage immigrants to move to Israel’s Northern region. … more

Issue of Dec. 19, 2008 / 22 Kislev 5769 After we went to press: West Hempstead - A memorial service on Sunday morning, Dec. 21, at 10:00 at the Young Israel of West Hempstead, 630 Hempstead … more

A New York tabloid recently mocked the Bush White House. No news there; ‘tis the season, so to speak. The fodder for this … more

By Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of Dec. 12, 2008 / 15 Kislev 5769 I can’t get the Holtzbergs out of my head. Not just because their images are all over the news and on every Jewish web site … more