Reviewing: “The Jewish Journey Haggadah: Connecting the Generations,” by Rabbanit Adena Berkowitz, photography by Shira Hecht-Koller. Gefen Publishing; Hardcover, 2019. It was only last year
Reviewing: “Illuminating Jewish Thought: Explorations of Free Will, the Afterlife and the Messianic Era,” by Rabbi Netanel Wiederblank. The Toby Press; Maggid Books and RIETS
Rereading: “Paradise Park” by Allegra Goodman. A Delta Book, Dell Publishing, Random House. Paperback, 360 pages, 2001. ISBN 0-385-33416-8, ISBN 0-385-33418-4. Allegra Goodman, who, with
Reviewing: “These Purim Days: A Philatelic Book of Esther,” by Moshe Rimer with translation by David Dubin; Society of Israeli Philatelists, 2018. Have you ever
1. “Spies of No Country: Secret Lives at the Birth of Israel” by Matti Friedman, 2019. This winner of the 2018 Natan Book Award follows
Elisheva Mirwis is studying at Tiferet Center in Ramat Beit Shemesh. She grew up in Houston and moved to Teaneck at the age of 12.
A family of new olim is only “as happy as its unhappiest child.” One of the greatest challenges to young families making aliyah is the
Try everything and bring lots of socks, is the advice from foreign students at Naale Elite Academy’s high school boarding programs—a Jewish teenager’s opportunity to
Pesach at home like never before is the slogan of Pesach Hometel, but they might just as easily have borrowed a line from Disney’s “Beauty
In 1979, a small group of Jews, honest about the concerns they faced with addiction, founded and fostered the growth of a self-help organization. They
Did you know that everyone carries at least one or two mutations that could cause severe genetic disorders? But don’t worry, that doesn’t mean we
(Courtesy of Hudson Regional Hospital) More than 3.5 million Americans live with an autism spectrum disorder, but autism itself remains widely misunderstood. As a result,
