From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of October 8, 2010/ 30 Tishrei 5771 My cellphone rang the other day and it was none other than Mayer Fertig, the editor of this … more

The Kosher Bookworm by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of October 8, 2010/ 30 Tishrei 5771 By Alan Jay Gerber While not the first anthology on the parsha featuring both secular scholars and … more

Issue of October 8, 2010/ 30 Tishrei 5771 Dear That’s Life, For what seemed like a supersized Sukkot (two three-day blocks of no showering will do that to a person), people complained about the … more

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By Malka Eisenberg Issue of October 8, 2010 / 30 Tishrei 5771     In six short days at Shalhevet High School, freshman Sarah Erdan impressed her schoolmates with her joy of … more

Nine boxes found at grandson's yeshiva in Israel By Michael Orbach Issue of Oct. 8, 2010 / 30 Tishrei 5771 A new volume of the halachic responsa and letters of HaRav Moshe … more

Issue of September 22, 14 Tishrei 5771 By Michael Orbach A powerful orator, an Ivy League graduate, a charismatic, baby-faced politician — no, we’re not talking about President  Obama. … more

Issue of September 22, 14 Tishrei 5771 By Pamela Moritz It happened just a few weeks ago.  I was speaking with a Torah scholar and seasoned teacher of seminary girls in Jerusalem about my … more

The Kosher Bookworm By Alan Jay Gerber Issue of September 22, 14 Tishrei 5771 When my longtime friend, Danny Levine, brought “Understanding Reb Chaim,” by Rabbi Yonoson Hughs, to my … more

Issue of September 22, 14 Tishrei 5771 By Sergey Kadinsky     Almost all Jewish elementary schools are aware that sexual abuse is a problem and more than half have policies in … more