by Michael Orbach Issue of July 2, 2010/ 20 Tammuz 5770 By Michael Orbach A phone-in delegates meeting of the National Council of Young Israel ended with a slam when the leaders of the … more

By Michael Orbach Issue of June 25, 2010/ 13 Tammuz, 5770 Samuel Heilman is the Harold Proshansky Chair of Jewish Studies at the Graduate Center and is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at … more

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By Mayer Fertig Issue of June 25, 2010/ 15 Tammuz, 5770 More than a dozen people who used to be paid to help others may be in need of help themselves. 16 employees of the Metropolitan Council on … more

By Mayer Fertig Issue of June 25, 2010/ 6 Tammuz, 5770 “You got the ocean on the south, the bay on the north and Nassau County to the east,” said a firefighter, explaining why Mayor … more

By Sergey Kadinsky Issue of June 25, 2010/ 13 Tammuz, 5770 His life’s work is a portrayal of the alleys, people, and events of Jerusalem. On Tuesday, genre painter Itshak Holtz, 85, and … more

Ask Aviva Issue of June 25, 2010/ 13 Tammuz, 5770 Dear Aviva, I frequent a local eatery where a male worker makes me feel very uncomfortable. He often looks me up and down, calls me … more

The Kosher Bookworm by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of June 25, 2010/ 13 Tammuz, 5770 Before reading this essay please consider the following thought from Rabbi Abraham Kon from his work, “Siach … more

Issue of June 25, 2010/ 13 Tammuz, 5770 Even the Canadian earthquake felt in New York City on Wednesday afternoon didn’t shake the Orthodox Jewish community the way a judge’s ruling in Iowa … more

Issue of June 25, 2010/ 13 Tammuz, 5770 The price of being naive To the Editor: As a 7-term Congresswoman, serving a district in which thousands of Jewish families reside, one would think … more