Father of four makes bread out of lemons By Mayer Fertig Issue of October 30 2009/ 12 Cheshvan 5770 The first and most important thing you need to know about Laizer Solash's challah is … more

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Suffered blow to head; some effects linger By Mayer Fertig / TheJewishStar.com Nov. 23, 2009 / 5 Cheshvan 5770 Rabbi Binyamin Kamenetzky, founder of Yeshiva of South Shore and many other … more

wo remarkable things happened this week. Two men whose credentials cannot possibly be impeached by the lunatic left stepped forward in defense of Israel and its principled conduct of the war in Gaza. … more

I don't know if  G-d is a Democrat or a Republican. But one thing I do know for sure is G-d is not a Socialist, a Communist or a Fascist. He does not believe in totalitarianism. G-d does not believe … more

Parshat Noach By Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of Oct. 23, 2009 / 5 Cheshvan 5770 In 7:7, Noach and his wife, along with his three sons and their wives, entered the ark. The Ba’al Haturim … more

Holy cow! Kosher beef jerky By Michael Orbach Issue of Oct. 23, 2009 / 5 Cheshvan 5770 The owners of the first nationally available kosher beef jerky have no bones with being known as … more

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is the most feared of all the authoritative arms within the Iranian regime; it is Iran’s elite fighting force. So when a suicide bomber successfully targets and kills … more

The real elephant in the room To the Editor: As a former president of Yavneh, Columbia University’s Orthodox Jewish community, and on behalf of the vast majority of frum Orthodox Jews … more

Issue of Oct. 23, 2009 / 5 Cheshvan 5770 Dear That’s Life, As a self-declared foodie I often read recipes, kosher and not kosher, simply because they are printed in my cooking magazines … more