Parshat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim By Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of April 23, 2010/ 9 Iyar, 5770 Media pundits and missionaries are famous for taking quotations out of context in order to promote their … more

Issue of April 23, 2010/ 9 Iyur, 5770 Dear That's Life Community message boards are funny. They may not actually intend to be funny, and I’d have to imagine they were not created simply for my … more

By Michelle Bortnik Issue of April 23, 2010/ 9 Iyar 5770 Congregation Ohav Shalom in Merrick will welcome a new rabbi in July. Rabbi Ira Ebbin will succeed Rabbi Jeremiah Wohlberg, who has … more

By Sergey Kadinsky Issue of April 23, 2010/ 9 Iyar, 5770 Their efforts keep the community running, save lives, and enhance the observance of Shabbat. But with their funds dwindling, two local … more

In My View By Chananya Weissman Issue of April 23, 2010 / 9 Iyar 5770 I'm fond of saying that it will be easier for me celebrate Yom Ha'atzma'ut when Israel becomes an independent … more

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Issue of April 16, 2010/ 2 Iyur, 5770 Lisa Miller is the author of “Heaven: Our Enduring Fascination with the Afterlife” (HarperCollins), a non-fiction look at the afterlife. Miller, an … more

Issue of April 16, 2010/ 2 Iyur, 5770 The remarkable benevolence of the United States toward the Jewish people is not a matter for historical dispute. The record is clear: we are blessed to … more

By Mayer Fertig Issue of April 16, 2010/ 2 Iyur 5770 In a Jewish world where the letter of the law is rarely enough anymore (why stop at one letter when you can have the whole aleph beis?) a … more

In my view by Malka Eisenberg Issue of April 16, 2010/ 2 Iyur 5770 With my two daughters, a son-in-law, a future son-in-law, and a granddaughter in Israel, baruch Hashem I don’t really … more