It was one of those moments that are priceless as a parent. When one of our children was about 7 years old, he woke up

What would you do if, with one change, your Jewish day school or yeshiva could: Advance students two years beyond their grade level in Hebrew

A recent article in The Jewish Link, “Learning Goes Beyond the Classroom: Reflections on Four Years at TABC,” by Meir Jacobs, made me want to

When we think of motorcycle riders, the typical stereotyped image that enters our minds is that of an rough-looking, Hell’s Angel-type, tattooed gang member riding

Part 8—Sunday June 4, 1939 (this letter continues from last week) Dear Wife, I cannot possibly reply to your letters today, since what I would

Reviewing: “Books of the People: Revisiting Classic Works of Jewish Thought,” edited by Stuart W. Halpern. Maggid Books. Hardcover, 372 pages, 2017. ISBN-10: 1592644708. Publisher’s

“Rabbi Akiva: Sage of the Talmud,” by Barry Holtz. Yale University Press. Born in the land of Israel around 50 C.E., Rabbi Akiva was the

Reviewing: “The 28th of Iyar: The Dramatic, Day-by-Day Journal of an American Family in Israel During the Six-Day War,” by Rabbi Emanuel Feldman. Feldheim Publishers.

Reviewing: “Reclaiming Israel’s History: Roots, Rights, and the Struggle for Peace,” by David Brog. Regnery Publishing. Hardcover, 256 pages, 2017. ISBN-10: 162157590X. “Those who cannot

Reviewing: “Holocaust Postal History: Harrowing Journeys Revealed Through the Letters and Cards of the Victims,” by Justin Gordon. Six Point Watermark. Hardcover, 170 pages, 2017.

Reviewing: “L’Chaim,” by Eliezer Sobel. Rainbow Ridge Books. Paperback, 28 pages, 2016. ISBN-13: 978-1-937907-44-0. Eliezer Sobel noticed that his mother, Manya Sobel, was not able

Reviewing: “Jewish Justices of the Supreme Court,” by David Dalin. Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture, and Life, Brandeis. Hardcover, 384 pages, 2017. ISBN-10: