The Kosher Bookworm By Alan Jay Gerber Issue of May 7, 2010/ 23 Iyar, 5770 With the annual observance of Yom Yerushalayim this Wednesday, May 12, this week’s essay will be a brief review … more

Parshat Behar-Bechukoti by Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of May 7, 2010/ 23 Iyar 5770 “The Living Torah” is the late Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan’s translation of the Chumash. In addition to the … more

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By Sergey Kadinsky Issue of April 30, 2010/ 15 Iyar, 5770 Standing in the rain, hundreds of supporters gathered outside Israel’s consulate in Manhattan on Sunday, condemning President … more

In my View by Rabbi Herschel Billet Issue of April 30, 2010/ 16 Iyar, 5770 As a proud American citizen who cares deeply about the fate and destiny of Israel, the growing tension between … more

Liquor lockdown By Mayer Fertig Issue of April 30, 2010/ Iyar 16, 5770 The annual dinner of the Lawrence-Far Rockaway Community Kollel on Tuesday evening was a dry affair - not because the … more

by Ilya Welfeld Issue of April 30, 2010/ 16 Iyar, 5770 I needed an egg. It was 47 minutes before Shabbos and the kugel batter was ready to go in the oven... if only it had an egg. Stepping out … more

by Micah Halpern Issue of April 30, 2010/ 16 Iyar, 5770 The Western world, with the United States at the helm, is working hard to cajole the other countries of the world to join them in their … more

From the other side of the bench by David Seidemann Issue of April 30, 2010/ 16 Iyar, 5770 One of the most effective tools of cross-examination is to confront the witness with his or her … more

The Kosher Bookworm by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of April 30, 2010/ 16 Iyar, 5770 With the warm weather of the spring season now upon us, walking tours of some of the most historic communities in … more