By Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of Feb. 6, 2009 / 12 Shevat 5769 If you’ve never read Virginian Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty or give me death” speech in its entirety, your time … more

In My View By Rabbi Herschel Billet Issue of Feb. 6, 2009 / 12 Shevat 5769 Recently a video circulated on the Internet in which a prominent Torah scholar responded impatiently when … more

Where do we go from here? By Azriel Ganz Issue of Feb. 6, 2009 / 12 Shevat 5769 In my previous essay, I suggested that in order for Jewish charities to survive the current economic … more

From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of Feb. 6, 2009 / 12 Shevat 5769 So Justice Roberts flubs the oath and the Democrats call a “do over.” Can you do that … more

Issue of Feb. 6, 2009 / 12 Shevat 5769 It's a mystery why anyone would go out of her way to record "The View," the ABC daytime yenta-fest . For the uninitiated (read: those who have been … more

By Eileen Goltz Issue of Feb. 6, 2009 / 12 Shevat 5769 OK, so you spent the day at the orchard picking way too many apples and now you gotta do something with them. Eating a few fresh … more

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Right Angle By Rabbi Avi Shafran Issue of Feb. 6, 2009 / 12 Shevat 5769 I hope my wife and kids don’t find out that I consider it kosher to force 16-year-old girls to work 20 hours … more

Issue of Feb. 6, 2009 / 12 Shevat 5769 Pre-schoolers at Yeshiva of South Shore’s Hollander Early Childhood Center studied the 10 plagues in a hands-on, non-frightening way. They poured and … more

Revisiting the past on the Lower East Side By Yaffi Spodek Issue of Feb. 6, 2009 / 12 Shevat 5769 The Lower East Side of Manhattan was home to a vibrant community of Jewish immigrants … more