Issue of October 30 2009/ 12 Cheshvan 5770 Here's a surprising fact you may not know: it doesn't actually matter for whom you vote on Election Day, on Tuesday, November 3. Not at all. What really … more

Slice of life By Eileen Goltz Issue of October 30 2009/ 12 Cheshvan 5770 As I sat there on the sofa, watching a little TV, trying to figure out what to make for dinner I turned to my … more

The Kosher Bookworm By Alan Jay Gerber Issue of October 30 2009/ 12 Cheshvan 5770 Just when I thought that all that had to be recorded on Sefer Bereishit was now safely behind us, along … more

A review of the Last Ember and Daniel Levin By Miriam Bradman Abrahams Issue of October 30 2009/ 12 Cheshvan 5770 A series of coincidences led me to realize I was destined to meet Daniel … more

By Malka Eisenberg Issue of October 30 2009/ 12 Cheshvan 5770 A unique program at Woodmere Rehabilitation and Health Care Center combines the commandment of visiting the sick (bikur cholim) … more

I'm thinking By Micah D. Halpern Issue of October 30 2009/ 12 Cheshvan 5770 Like family lore, the history of a nation is handed down from generation to generation. In families, … more

From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of October 30 2009/ 12 Cheshvan 5770 My children probably will not like this article, and from hearing many of the conversations … more

Issue of October 30 2009/ 12 Cheshvan 5770 Just in time to discuss Parshat Vayera at the Shabbat table next week, these ceramic salt and pepper shakers by Woodmere-based The Kosher Cook, depict … more

By Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of October 30 2009/ 12 Cheshvan 5770 On my children’s bookshelf there is a book entitled “A Little Boy Named Avram.” The book follows one of the midrashic … more

Private Yosef Salzbank speaks about Jewish life in the army By Michael Orbach Issue of October 30 2009/ 12 Cheshvan 5770 An unusual alumnus returned to HANC High School this past … more