In my view by Chananya Weissman Issue of September 10, 2010/ 2 Tishrei 5771 I recently saw an advertisement from a dating service that offered to help parents find a match for their … more

By Penina Zilberberg Issue of September 10, 2010/ 2 Tishrei 5771 It’s the Sunday before the start of school. You’re inching down Central Avenue in heavy traffic looking for parking with your … more

Rosh Hashanah by Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of September 10, 2010/ 2 Tishrei 5771 Arguably the most enigmatic of the names of Rosh Hashanah is Yom Hazikaron. It is the concluding phrase of most … more

Issue of September 10, 2010/ 2 Tishrei 5771 Good way to begin 5771 To the Editor: What better way to begin the New Year than with a significant mitzvah? Jews in the former Soviet Union … more

I'm thinking by Micah D. Halpern Issue of September 10, 2010/ 2 Tishrei 5771 September 26th is the date that looms over the heads of everyone watching the Israeli-Palestinian talks. The … more

From the other side of the bench by David Seidemann Issue of September 10, 2010/ 2 Tishrei 5771 I did something last week that I should’ve done a long time ago. I actually took a day off … more

Issue of September 10, 2010/ 2 Tishrei 5771 Being married to a kohen took some adjustment. I remember one year before the chagim I mentioned something about my parents going to the cemetery to … more

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Issue of September 3, 2010/ 24 Elul 5770 The news kept getting worse on Tuesday. A terrorist attack near what turned out to be Kiryat Arba. Four people shot and injured. Then three dead, CPR in … more

By Elana Dure Issue of September 3, 2010/ 24 Elul 5770 At Times Square, known as the crossroads of the world, seven words flash across a 30-by-40 square foot, hi-definition digital billboard: Let … more