Anyone who has davened at the 2:30 p.m. Mincha in Yeshiva University’s Glueck Beis Midrash over the past few weeks has noticed the chazan reciting
Rabbi Meir Shapiro, zt”l, leaves behind a towering legacy for the Chicago Jewish community. A legacy of gentle kindness fused with legendary firmness in personal
Welcome to our thrice-yearly Literary Link, a labor of love by your Jewish Link editors, who all love to read and have found reading (and
No matter how elaborate your menorah may be, polishing it to perfection is probably still easier than coming up with appropriate gifts for everyone on
Reviewing: “Free as a Jew: A Personal Memoir of National Self-Liberation” by Ruth Wisse. Wicked Son Press. 2021. $28: ISBN 1642939706. (portrait photo credit courtesy
Review ing: “Simply. Simply Gourmet Every Day,” by Rivky Kleiman. Artscroll/Shaar Press. 2021. ISBN-10: 1-4226-2991-0 Rivky Kleiman solves the daily what-do-I-make-for-dinner dilemma with delicious yet
Highlighting: “Alex and Henry in China” by Asher Yarmush. Independently published. 2020. English. Paperback. 30 pages. ISBN-13: 979-8554016318. Asher Yarmush, a 8-year old student at
Reviewing: “Hidden Heroes,” by Pamela Braun Cohen. Gefen Publishing House Ltd. 2021. English. 394 pages. ISBN 9789657023365. I’ve read many great books, but it’s rare
Highlighting: “The Unseen Body” by Jonathan Reisman, M.D. Flatiron Books. 2021. English. Hardcover. 224 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1250246622. Jonathan Reisman, MD, is a man of many
Reviewing: “Studies in Spirituality” by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. Koren Publishers Jerusalem. 2021. English. Hardcover. 318 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1592645763. During the afternoon a few months
Excerpting: “Sparks of Clarity” By Rabbi Zev “Buddy” Berkowitz. Mosaica Press. 2020. English. Hardcover. 261 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1952370120. Most of us are familiar with Rachel’s
(Courtesy of Yeshiva University Libraries) Miriam Hirsch, associate professor of education and chair of the education program, Stern College for Women, takes education far beyond
