On Sunday, January 12, 2020, I reached out to Rabbi J.J. Schacter with a “make a wish” request for my father, Morris Robinson, who was
Willie Hochman knows a good organization when he sees it. He spent a number of years working on Wall Street, for Standard & Poors, and
Willie Hochman knows a good organization when he sees it. He spent a number of years working on Wall Street, for Standard & Poors, and
Although Thanksgiving is not a Jewish holiday, we American Jews hold it very dear to our hearts and for good reason. Gratitude, which is the
In August 2005, we were asked to host a young man from Memphis for Shabbat. He was quite personable, and we enjoyed our Shabbat meals
I was there the night my hospital ran out of ventilators. In March of this year, Northern New Jersey was scrambling to cope with a
I didn’t get to visit my mom at the beach this year, but I did get a fantastic view from the cliffs in Cornwall, just
In a world far apart from “The Baby-Sitters Club” and “Nancy Drew” lives a decidedly slender collection of literary series aimed at Orthodox Jewish
Reviewing: ‘Judaism’s Life-Changing Ideas’ by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. Maggid Books. 2020. English. Hardcover. 334 pages. ISBN-13:978-1592645527. In his brilliant weekly Thursday night shiur, Simcha
A candid interview with the creators of Between Carpools and the latest cookbook sensation, “Dinner Done.” Highlighting: “Dinner Done by Between Carpools” by Leah Schapira,
Reviewing: “Heart Songs: A Holocaust Memoir” by Barbara Gilford. Amsterdam Press, softcover, 137 pages, ISBN 978949305634. Barbara Gilford, a retired therapist living in Morristown, New
Highlighting: “What’s the Big Deal About Elections?” by Ruby Shamir. Philomel Books. 2020. English. 64 pages. Reading level: 6-9 years. ISBN-13: 978-0593116401. Award-winning author Ruby
