Staff Report Issue of Jan. 23, 2009 / 27 Teves 5769 The Third Annual Simply Manischewitz Cook-Off will feature six finalists competing for a $25,000 grand prize on Feb. 13 at the New York … more

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Issue of Jan. 23, 2009 / 27 Teves 5769 We are very blessed. In many, or most, places in the world, the elevation of a new leader means battles were fought — in the streets or, if the luck of … more

Local volunteers help out in Israel By Yaffi Spodek Issue of Jan. 23, 2009 / 27 Teves 5769 Chana Chadida won’t listen to music anymore, fearing that she’ll miss the blaring, yet … more

Darchei Torah vocational program expands to train adult men and women in new careers By Michael Orbach Issue of Jan. 23, 2009 / Teves 27 5769 A local institution hopes to pick up … more

Issue of Jan. 16, 2009 / 20 Teves 5769 A widely circulated video clip shows Hamas “Member of Parliament” Fathi Hammad on Gaza TV early last year describing what can fairly be described as a … more

Issue of Jan. 16, 2009 / 20 Teves 5769 They're called accidents for a reason. No one plans to cause one and even when a catastrophe occurs as a result of an unintentional act that lack of intent … more

From the other side of the bench Issue of Jan. 16, 2009 / 20 Teves 5769 Being engaged on trial is all-time-and-energy-consuming. And so it was last week when I spent the entire week in the … more

Right angle Issue of Jan. 16, 2009 / 20 Teves 5769 How wonderful –– well, how much better, anyway –– wars would be if civilians were never casualties. Thus far, though, and lamentably, … more

Dear That’s Life, Our young daughters are two very different people. When six-year-old Talia spied a newspaper photo of Israeli troops in action in Gaza she needed reassurance that there … more