When one reaches a certain age, he does not have to be reminded that his memory is not what it used to be. These days,
And Michael of the tribe of Finkelstein spoke to his wife Ariella, and he said: “Go send forth friends to reconnoiter the house we are
This month, Fiddler on the Roof celebrates its 50th year on stage. I remember seeing it back in the early 1970s at the Westbury Music
Someone I spoke to before Shavuos ended an e-mail with, “I’ll talk to you after the cheesecake.” He didn’t have to explain further, as I
The Iranian regime’s new enemy, it seems, is Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. Iran’s mullahs apparently fear Sisi’s secular stance against Islamist movements, and see
Recently, two articles appeared in Haaretz that should have come as no surprise to those working in Israel engagement. In one, Chemi Shalev discusses the
Should Israel Be a Funder of Day-School Education in the Diaspora? “Don’t worry America, Israel is behind you.” The popular t-shirt bearing this slogan usually
Englewood – “I walked the walk but I didn’t understand what it really meant to be a Jew. Rabbi Buchwald told stories tonight, I got
Challenging assumed norms: how should it be done and how should it be received? These are among the questions of the hour for our North
A few weeks ago, Ely Rosenstock wrote a wonderful piece about the “tuition tax” and the need for parents to make sound financial decisions based
I am outraged, and frustrated, and embarrassed that the current myopic leadership of our community , i.e. federation, the rabbis, school and synagogue boards, do
This Sunday, nearly a million Israel supporters turned out on 5th Avenue for the 50th annual Celebrate Israel parade. Of the dozens of floats in
