It wasn’t all that long ago that the idea of professionally recorded Jewish music was a real novelty. I have vivid memories of sitting in

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The kosher traveler has more opportunities than ever to visit remote ports, luxury resorts and exotic destinations than ever before. Thanks to the creativity and

While going shopping for my wife I picked up a bag of something she needed. I noticed the price on it and then looked for

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An incredible initiative was undertaken by Gadi Schreiber (nephew of Rabbi Chaim Poupko of Ahavath Torah in Englewood), a 13-year-old boy from Modiin, Israel, who

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When we ask students to identify the most pivotal day in modern Israeli history, most if not all will answer the 15th of May, 1948.