Issue of February 26, 2010/ 12 Adar 5770 There’s no shortage of weighty topics to ponder and editorialize about but, in honor of Purim, let’s discuss something carefree and lighthearted. … more

by Jamie Geller Issue of February 26, 2010/ 12 Adar 5770 I’ll admit it. As a baalas teshuvah, early associations with Halloween taint my relationship to Purim. Oh, I know, I know, Purim is … more

By Judah S. Harris Issue of February 26, 2010/ 12 Adar 5770 In 1969, Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik, the Rav, began a lecture on Purim. He asked the audience to ponder the “basic discrepancy between … more

By Rabbi Yakov Horowitz Issue of February 26, 2010/ 12 Adar 5770 “It is an Aveirah to get drunk on Purim.” This is a direct quote from Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetzky shlit’a, reported in The … more

Purim by Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of February 26, 2010/ 12 Adar 5770 As more evidence continues to indicate the assassination of a Hamas leader in Dubai was a project of the Mossad, the … more

The Kosher Bookworm by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of February 26, 2010/ 12 Adar 5770 The signature ritual of Purim is the reading of the Book of Esther that details the events that led to the … more

I'm thinking By Micah D. Halpern Issue of February 26, 2010 Israel has no interest in claiming responsibility, in deflecting responsibility or in blaming anyone else for the … more

Issue of February 26, 2010/ 12 Adar 5770 Hillel Halkin is the author of several books including the New York Times bestselling Letters to an American-Jewish Friend: A Zionist Polemic. His most recent … more

Issue of February 26, 2010/ 12 Adar 5770 ‘Schism’ not Rabbi Weiss’ doing To the Editor: Rabbi Billet’s article on the ordination of Rabbah Sara Hurwitz was frustrating; it offered … more

Issue of February 26, 2010/ 12 Adar 5770 There is some irony in the fact that my yoga studio looks out across the parking lot to a popular kosher supermarket. Anyone who has battled for a spot in … more