By Malka Eisenberg Issue of December 4, 2009/ 17 Kislev 5770 Breast cancer survivors, doctors and nurses — even the U.S. Department of Health — are criticizing the recommendation of a … more

By Bruce Kesler Issue of December 4, 2009/ 17 Kislev 5770 Modern anti-Semitism has developed a seductive and deceptive newspeak etiquette. This masks its links to discredited precursors and … more

By Dr. Rafael Medoff Issue of December 4, 2009/ 17 Kislev 5770 “Just kids being kids.” That’s what one grandparent said after learning that students at a middle school in Naples, Florida … more

I'm thinking by Micah D. Halpern Issue of December 4, 2009/ 17 Kislev 5770 For years we were told that Switzerland was an impartial country. And we believed it. But as the Swiss façade … more

The Kosher Bookworm by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of December 4, 2009/ 17 Kislev 5770 This week I will focus upon literary works that deal with themes and personalities both Biblical and … more

Slice of Life Issue of December 4, 2009/ 17 Kislev 5770 By Eileen Goltz If asked what the quintessential Chanukah food might be the most probable answer would be potato latkes. However, the … more

Parshat Vayishlach by Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of December 4, 2009/ 17 Kislev 5770 Our tradition maintains that one merit Yaakov had over his father and grandfather is that all of his sons … more

Issue of December 4, 2009/ 17 Kislev 5770 Taking a bow To the Editor: “I would prostrate myself before the Pope to save the fingernail of one Jewish child.” They are among the most … more

Making aliyah can be tough, but getting a date once you’re in Israel may not be. … more

Issue of December 4, 2009/ 17 Kislev 5770 Dear That’s Life, We’re lucky to have family we like living all over the globe, and our latest adventure was an extra-long weekend in Toronto. … more