I'm thinking by Micah Halpern Issue of June 25, 2010/ 13 Tammuz, 5770 The American Jewish community is deeply concerned about the way in which Israel was portrayed in the aftermath of the … more

Parshat Balak by Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of June 25, 2010/ 13 Tammuz, 5770 One of the most difficult things for people to say is “I was wrong.” It is even harder to say, and really mean, … more

From the other side of the bench by David Seidemann Issue of June 25, 2010/ 13 Tammuz, 5770 When the Amalekites met the Jewish people in the desert, they changed the way they spoke. They … more

Issue of June 25, 2010/ 13 Tammuz, 5770 As parents, we all take a certain amount of abuse. We can be embarrassed when our children have a crying fit in the supermarket or will not stop screaming on a … more

In my view by Anne Klein Issue of June 25, 2010/ 13 Tammuz, 5770 I’m still shaking as I think about what I had the misfortune to experience last week. Getting into my car on Cedarhurst … more

By Michael Orbach Issue of June 25, 2010/ 13 Tammuz, 5770 On Monday night, hours before a federal judge formally sentenced Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin, former manager of his family's … more

By Mayer Fertig Issue of June 25, 2010/ 13 Tammuz, 5770 It was four years ago this week that 19- year-old IDF Corporal Gilad Shalit was kidnapped by Hamas terrorists and spirited away. His … more

By Michael Orbach Issue of June 25, 2010/ 13 Tammuz, 5770 Can a woman be president of an Orthodox shul? Not if it’s a Young Israel, according to the constitution of the National Council of … more

By Michael Orbach Issue of June 18, 2010/ 6 Tammuz 5770 A filmmaker claims anti-Semitism is the motivation for criminal charges brought against her by the State of Iowa. In December of 2008, … more

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