Issue of September 17, 2010/ 9 Tishrei 5771 So, with our first three-day chag over, is it just me, or does anyone else feel like a fat pig? It’s not just the overeating that does me in, but … more

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By Michael Orbach Issue of September 10, 2010/ 2 Tishrei 5771 As of Sunday, Rabbi Sholom Axelrod is officially the associate rabbi at the Young Israel of Woodmere. “It’s definitely a … more

Issue of September 10, 2010/ 2 Tishrei 5771 In July of 2009, after the coup in New York’s State Senate paralyzed Albany for weeks, even more utterly than usual, we wrote, in part: “Some of the … more

By Sandy Eller Issue of September 10, 2010/ 2 Tishrei 5771 Gershon Veroba, a Far Rockaway resident, is so much a local booster that he named his production company Town 6 Entertainment. So … more

Ask Aviva Issue of September 10, 2010/ 2 Tishrei 5771 Dear Aviva, I am dating this girl and it’s getting pretty serious. The shadchan set us up mainly because we have similar backgrounds. … more

Struck down By Michael Orbach Ilan Tocker, a father of four from Cedarhurst, fainted and was badly injured at a kosher restaurant in Atlantic City on the night after Tisha B’Av, July 21. The … more

By Ian Digiacomo Issue of September 10, 2010/ 2 Tishrei 5771 Rosh Hashanah, all the holidays that follow, and Shabbat year-round, pose challenges to health and fitness, and weight loss. Massive … more

By Mayer Fertig Issue of September 10, 2010/ 2 Tishrei 5771Peninsula Public Library and Temple Israel of Lawrence have signed a letter of intent for the library to buy several pieces of property … 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