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Linking Northern and Central NJ, Bronx, Manhattan, Westchester and CT

August 17, 2023

Electric Shavers and Halachic Haircuts

Reviewing: “The Halachic Haircutting Handbook: A Breakthrough Exposure of an Obscure Mitzvah” by Rabbi Chaim Jachter and Binyamin Jachter. Independently published. 2021. Paperback. 118 pages.

1948 Revisited

Reviewing: “Nazis, Islamic Antisemitism and the Middle East: The 1948 Arab War Against Israel and the Aftershocks of World War II” by Matthias Küntzel. Routledge.

Tefillat Musaf

Reviewing: “The Musaf Prayer: Background and Commentary,” by Rabbi Elchanan Adler. Mosaica Press. 2023. English. 230 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1957579412. The Tefillas Musaf of Shabbos is

Vacation Menu

Correct me if I’m wrong here, but I feel like whoever designs most of these hotels and motels does not do so with the frum

Summer Salads

When it’s just plain too hot to cook, I start looking through my recipes for something that sounds refreshing and cool. Here are a few

Forcing a Draw

The primary goal in chess is, of course, to win the game. However, when winning is no longer possible, rather than simply accepting defeat, one

False Witness

A person should be sure he sees someone doing wrong before he points his finger. In this week’s portion (19:16) we learn that God wants

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