Reviewing: “Beauty Queen of Jerusalem,” by Sarit Yishai-Levi. Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin’s Press. Hardcover, 374 pages. Original text copyright, 2013 by
“For This I Had to Grow Up?” by Mordechai Schmutter, Israel Bookshop Publications. 2018. 424 pages. ISBN-10: 1600916023. Have you ever asked kids what they
(Courtesy of Yeshiva University) Rabbi Dr. Ephraim Kanarfogel, E. Billi Ivry University Professor of Jewish History, Literature and Law at Yeshiva University’s Bernard Revel Graduate
Highlighting: “ScaVentures Jerusalem,” by Tali Kaplinski Tarlow, Publisher: Israel ScaVenture, 2018, Hardcover, 204 pages, ISBN: 978-965-572-536-0, 150 NIS. Families who plan to travel to Israel
Highlighting “The Steinsaltz Humash,” by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz. Koren Publishers Jerusalem. 2017. 978-9653019713. (Courtesy of The Steinsaltz Center) The Steinsaltz Center (www.steinsaltz-center.org) has announced the
Highlighting: “Not at Risk: Education as a Work of Heart,” by Menachem Gottesman, PhD, and Leah Gottesman, 2018. Menorah Books, Koren Publishers Jerusalem. 202 pages.
Reviewing “Judaism, Zionism and the Land of Israel,” by Yotav Eliach, 2018. Dialog Press. 804 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0914153344 For decades, Rabbi Yotav Eliach, esteemed principal
Part II (Continued from last week) The origin of the word wimpel is the old German “bewimfen” meaning “to cover up.” Modern German translates Wimpel
After his third successful musical album, Rabbi David Schlusselberg sought spiritual inspiration, knowing he could not continue recording without it. Tisha B’Av 2017 provided that
“There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is
The stock market is fluctuation, an exclamation mark is punctuation, an indirect suggestion is insinuation and the month of June is graduation. In these precious
Last Sunday, I got to participate in my first Father’s Day since becoming a father, having been blessed with a baby boy last October. I
