Reviewing: “Shabuot: Insights from the Past, Present, and Future” by The Habura. Independently published. 2023. English. Paperback. 261 pages. ISBN-13: 979-8392495160. Middle-child syndrome is based

In March, I had the privilege of visiting Israel with my family. With over 200 museums to visit, there’s undoubtedly a museum for every interest.

Reviewing: “Medical Halachah Annual: Volume 1: The Pandemic and Its Implications” editor Dr. Edward Lebovics, MD (Touro University and New York Medical College) Mosaica Press.

Reviewing: “Shalom Rav Haggadah” by Rav Shalom Rosner. Maggid Books. 2023. Hebrew and English. Hardcover. 376 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1592646173. The Talmud (Pesachim 6a) states that

Reviewing: “ArchitecTorah: Architectural Ideas in Judaism and the Weekly Torah Portion” by Joshua Skarf. Urim Publications. 2023. English. Hardcover. 598 pages. ISBN-13: 978-9655243680. The recent

Reviewing: “Transmitting Jewish History by Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi and Sylvie Anne Goldberg.  Brandeis University Press. 2021. English. Hardcover. 208 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1684580613. A little over

Reviewing: “Saul Lieberman: The Man and His Work” by by Elijah J. Schochet and Solomon Spiro. JTS Press. 2005. English. Paperback. 332 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0873341110.

Reviewing: “Jewish Women in Time and Torah” by Eliezer Berkovits. Urim Publications. 2022. English. Hardcover. 144 pages. ISBN-13: 978-9655243659. About 15 years ago, a prominent

For those who like to read, the yamim noraʾim and Sukkos provide great opportunities to do that. This is what I read over the holidays.

The term “People of the Book,” which sounds much better in Hebrew, Am HaSefer, is indeed apt. Walk into any Jewish bookstore, and new titles

Reviewing: “Unmatched: An Orthodox Jewish woman’s mystifying journey to find marriage and meaning” by Sarah Lavane. Sifria Publishing. 2022. English. Paperback. 226 pages. ISBN-13: 979-8218010324

Reviewing: “The Koren Selihot Minhag Lita” by Rabbi Jacob J Schacter. Koren Publishers Jerusalem. 2022. Hebrew and English. Hardcover. 1314 pages. ISBN-13: 978-9657766682. Saying you