Issue of Jan. 29, 2010 / 14 Shvat 5770 Sholom Rubashkin is probably going to spend a significant amount of time behind bars. In November, he was convicted in federal court on a number of counts … more

Issue of January 29, 2010/ 14 Shvat 5770 Jan. 30 Shlock rocking ROC House, located at 550 W. 110th St. in Manhattan, presents Shlock Rock, performing songs from their latest release, … more

From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of January 29, 2010/ 14 Shvat 5770 So many of the Jewish slaves in Egypt were idol worshipers that the angels in heaven could … more

Issue of January 29, 2010/ 14 Shvat 2010 Dear That’s Life, There are a number of things you don’t want to hear while you’re on a plane flying over water. One of them is: “Don’t worry - … more

by Rabbi Asher Meir Issue of January 29, 2010/ 14 Shvat 5770 The word “kosher” entered the English language generations ago, but it has acquired a split personality. Dictionary.com offers two … more

Is the wine worth the money by Adam Neustadter Issue of January 29, 2010/ 14 Shvat 5770 A new buzzword of late in the wine industry is “boutique wineries.” Wineries come in different … more

In my view By Gila Jedwab Issue of Jan. 29, 2010 / 14 Shvat 5770 Recently I was asked to speak at Shalhevet High School for Girls about what it is like to be a professional woman. The … more

The Kosher Bookworm by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of January 29, 2010/ 14 Shvat 5770 At over 1,000 pages, “A Lethal Obsession: Anti-Semitism from Antiquity to the Global Jihad” [Random … more

By Mayer Fertig Issue of January 29, 2010/ 14 Shvat 5770 Chazzan and singer Shimon Craimer would like to help get people in the mood to donate money for Haiti relief. So he recorded a song, … more

I'm thinking By Micah D. Halpern Issue of January 29, 2010/ 14 Shvat 5770 Israel thought it was sending a rescue team of two hundred and thirty workers to Haiti. What Israel really sent … more