Not too many people enjoy football as much as I do and this time of year is any football lovers’ paradise. Almost every day there is a college post-season game and the National Football League … more

“I’m in a New York state of mind.” — Billy Joel I walked through Penn Station and the usually hurried crowd seemed to be walking in a deliberate and cautious manner, as if being lead … more

With their plane delayed, 500 stranded El Al passengers in JFK airport are eating well thanks to the generosity of community members in Far Rockaway and the Five Towns. Trouble began for … more

Ask Heshy Fried, the 29-year-old blogger behind Frum Satire, one of the most interesting websites about Orthodoxy, and you’ll get a complicated answer. “I would venture to say that I … more

By Michael Orbach As the year ends and everyone writes up their Top 10 list of best books, albums and movies of the year, there’s one list no one wants to be on: the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s … more

By Michael Orbach His name is Aharon Friedman and he is refusing to give his ex-wife a get. Activists blast Friedman, a high-profile lawyer for the House Ways and Means Committee, for … more

From his first introduction to us, most of the Torah depicts Moshe as the quintessential leader par excellence. The ultimate Jewish figure, he continues to hold that enigmatic quality that Jewish … more

Dear Aviva, I’m a 25-year-old male living in the Jewish community. I’ve got my own apartment and my own circle of friends and everything’s going great. But everywhere I go, I’m having an … more

Dan Ariely is the author of “The Upside of Irrationality.” Michael Orbach: So what exactly do you study? Dan Ariely: I study something called behavior economics, which is a mixture of … more