On March 31, one of my best friends, Sarah Portlock Fellman, collapsed at work after an aneurysm ruptured in her brain. She was seven months pregnant and had been in the newsroom at the Wall Street … more

This week in my neighborhood on the Upper West Side there was a bit of a brouhaha. A new “children’s” book was published by someone named Golbarg Bashi, called “P is for … more

This week’s parsha, Vayishlach, is replete with life-events that did not go the way those involved in them would have wanted. And yet, positive thinking people try to find silver linings. … more

Last week’s remarks by Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely—that American Jewry is out of touch with the daily realities of life in Israel—have exacerbated a growing rift … more

South Shore Rep. Kathleen Rice has called for the removal from Congress of Sentator Al Franken and Rep. John Conyers. She’s the first member of Congress to do so. Rice, a Democrat, also … more

    Ellen Koontz, a Kansas contract schoolteacher, is asking a federal judge — in a suit where a decision on a temporary restraing order is expected on Dec. 1 — to … more

When West Hempstead author Ann D. Koffsky checked her Amazon rankings, she noticed the rating for her most recent book had dropped to one-star overnight. “This book is filled with … more

This Wednesday, Nov. 29, marks the 70th anniversary of the passage by the United Nations of Resolution 181, specifying a partition plan that would ultimately lead to the establishment of a Jewish … more

On March 31, one of my best friends, Sarah Portlock Fellman, collapsed at work after an aneurysm ruptured in her brain. She was seven months pregnant and had been in the newsroom at The Wall Street Journal, where she was working as an editor. … more

Rabbi Mark Wildes, founder and director of the Manhattan Jewish Experience, was among those who participated in a professional development day at HAFTR last week. From left: Rabbi Dovid Kupchik, … more