Issue of Oct. 17, 2008 Manhattan - The Mel and Phyllis Zachter Institute for Advanced Professional Education of OHEL presents a full-day conference for professionals, parents and advocates … more

By Rabbi Chananya Weissman Issue of Oct. 17, 2008 Our label-driven community, in which everyone must be neatly pegged and categorized within seconds of meeting them, tells us that there … more

By David Seidemann Issue of Oct. 17, 2008 The number seven represents nature in Judaism, and the ultimate that man can achieve in its realm. At the conclusion of every cycle of seven, … more

Issue of Oct. 17, 2008 Someone else’s problem To the Editor: My appreciation to Howard Kopel for a well written, appropriate article (Rabbinical malpractice: evaluating the actions of … more

Sukkot/Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah 5769 By Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of Oct. 17, 2008 There are few things in life that can elicit a collective gasp from everyone in a room. A real … more

Engagements Engagement of Kara Goldschmidt (Silver Spring, MD/Washington Heights, NY) & Jacob Sassoon (Houston, TX/Washington Heights, NY) – Oct. 12, 2008 Engagement of Chani Schonbrun … more

Students at HAFTR High School raised $1,800 dollars for Hatzalah in memory of Mark Davidman a"h, on the occasion of his first yahrtzeit. The money is to go toward an ambulance garage the volunteer … more

By Rabbi Yakov Horowitz Issue of Oct. 17, 2008 The first column that I ever wrote was published in the May, 1996 issue of The Jewish Observer on a topic that was simply not discussed in … more

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November deadline to close on Inwood campus nears By Mayer Fertig Issue of Oct. 10, 2008 In a sharply worded response to a third hazmanah from the Beth Din of America, an attorney for … more