By Fran Becker Issue of August 20, 2010/ 10 Elul 5770 I cannot drive by Ground Zero, or see a picture of the Twin Towers, without getting a lump in my throat. That gaping hole in the Manhattan … more

By Richard L. Stein Issue of August 20, 2010/ 10 Elul 5770 I live in Riverdale, a community that was traumatized fifteen months ago when a consortium of police agencies foiled an alleged plot … more

Parshat Ki Tzeitzi By Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of August 20, 2010/ 10 Elul 5770 The "controversial" cover photo on the Aug. 9 issue of Time featured the face of a young Afghani woman whose … more

Issue of August 20, 2010/ 10 Elul 5770 By Micah D. Halpern Ten years ago Israel put up a wall, now they are taking it down. The wall was erected to protect the residents of Gilo, a … more

Issue of August 20, 2010/ 10 Elul 5770 Compiled by Elana Dure and Meira Davidowitz Bnot Shulamith of Long Island Bnot Shulamith's Middle School will be in a new location at Temple Beth El in … more

Issue of August 20, 2010/ 10 Elul 5770 by Lori Mackey Back to school means seeing friends, catching up and wearing new clothes. All this is fun and exciting for kids, but for parents all the … more

Ask Aviva Issue of August 20, 2010/ 10 Elul 5770 Dear Aviva, I have worked very hard over the past few years in school; maintaining a great GPA while juggling a young family and an almost … more

From the other side of the bench by David Seidemann Issue of August 20, 2010/ 10 Elul 5770 Let me be clear as an American and as a person who is not the President of the United States. Every … more

Issue of August 20, 2010/ 10 Elul 5770 By Alan Jay Gerber In his classic study, “The Religious Thought of Hasidism” (Yeshiva University Press/Ktav Publishing House, 1999), Rabbi Norman Lamm … more

Issue of August 20, 2010/ 10 Elul 5770 Dear That’s Life, There was an article in Newsday last week about peach picking opportunities on Long Island. We go apple picking every year and have gone … more