Issue of March 12, 2010/ 26 Adar 5770 Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser is renowned as a radio personality, public speaker, adviser on eating disorders and instructor at Touro College. His most recent … more

By Mayer Fertig Issue of March 12, 2010/ 26 Adar 5770 Agudath Israel is redirecting its fire from Rabbi Avi Weiss to the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA). On Tuesday, the Moetzet Gedolei … more

By Tova Ross Issue of March 12, 2010/ 26 Adar 5770 “They tried to kill us, we won, let’s eat” — it’s a familiar mock slogan for Jewish holidays, and Pesach is certainly no … more

Voices of dignity By Michael Orbach Issue of March 12, 2010/ 26 Adar 5770 A new organization is aiming for a softer edge in helping survivors of sexual abuse. Much of the success of … more

A wake-up call for survivors and activists By Michael Orbach Issue of March 12, 2010/ 26 Adar 5770 In what could have been the strangest moment in the trial of Baruch Mordechai Lebovits, … more

The Kosher Bookworm by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of March 12, 2010/ 26 Adar 5770 As we come upon the shloshim (30 days) of the passing of Rabbi Dr. Bernard Lander, I would like to bring to your … more

Issue of March 5, 2010 When Joel Chasnoff’s stand-up comic career failed to materialize, the Ivy league graduate did the only thing he could think of: he joined the Israeli Defense Force. “The … more

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By Rafael Medoff Issue of March 5, 2010/ 20 Adar 5770 Sixty-five years ago this week, President Franklin Roosevelt uttered one of the most remarkable public statements ever spoken about … more

Is the wine worth the money? Issue of March 5, 2010/ 20 Adar 5770 by Adam Neustadter Every so often I am handed a sample of wine from an aspiring wine maker, which is how I came upon the … more