Editorial Issue of December 11, 2009/ 24 Kislev 5770 Something unheard of happened on the Internet on November 20th. Defying all historical precedent, someone actually changed his … more

Beacon of hope and assistance on first anniversary By Gideon Bari Issue of December 11, 2009/ 24 Kislev 5770 It is the heartbreak of a parent telling a child they can’t get the new … more

Issue of December 11, 2009/ 24 Kislev 5770 Dear That’s Life, Numerous yiddishisms have become part of a New Yorker’s everyday vernacular regardless of affiliation. You don’t have to be … more

The Kosher Bookworm By Alan Jay Gerber Issue of December 11, 2009/ 24 Kislev 5770 A few months prior to the recent elections a book appeared titled, “Why Are Jews Liberals?” by … more

By Eileen Goltz Issue of December 11, 2009/ 24 Kislev 5770 One of the lesser know but no less important Chanukah traditions is to serve dairy products along with the over abundance of fried foods … more

By Judy Lash Balint Issue of December 11, 2009/ 24 Kislev 5770 There are still plenty of people in Israel excited about the prospect of building communities based on traditional Jewish and … more

By Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo Issue of December 11, 2009/ 24 Kislev 5770 According to Israeli media, Gilad Shalit is soon to be released from his long and inhuman captivity in the hands … more

By Michael Orbach Issue of December 11, 2009/ 24 Kislev 5770 Perhaps a better title for Yisroel Campbell’s one-man off-Broadway show would be “Two weddings, two funerals, and three … more

By Mayer Fert ig Issue of December 11, 2009 / 24 Kislev 5770 When Daniel and Beth Teitelbaum moved to their home on Avenue T and East 63rd in Brooklyn’s Mill Basin section six years ago … more

Parshat Vayeshev by Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of December 11, 2009/ 24 Kislev 5770 Before the infamous sale of Yosef — in which the role of Yosef’s brothers is the subject of much debate — … more