Our communal institutions, including schools, shuls and sports leagues, either require COVID vaccines for participation or impose restrictions, such as masks, on those who are

Regarding “Watch Out for Phone Call Scams” (January 6, 2022), I want to add a warning for readers to take proactive actions to protect their

The fight against COVID-19 seems to be a never-ending struggle and is mirrored by a never-ending stream of letters, pro and con, about vaccinations. I

The Chaim Walder saga that has unfolded over the past weeks has created upheaval across the Jewish world, as it must. Walder was one of

KidsPetition is predicated on the false assumption that yeshiva administrators are actively seeking any frivolous reason to close schools. It suggests that administrators are making

Living in Washington Heights, it’s a rare adventure to “cross the bridge” to New Jersey. I’m grateful to The Jewish Link for the weekly opportunity

Recently there has been even more talk about the tuition crisis, spurred by Rabbi Jeremy Wieder’s shiur on communal responsibility, Mark Trencher’s survey on finances

Thanks for publishing this retrospective on ball hockey (“Common Goals: How Ball Hockey Has Flourished in the Jewish Community,” December 30, 2021). I wanted to

As a signer of the “In Defense of Our Children” petition, I feel it is necessary to respond to Lauren Shore’s letter in last week’s

Rabbi Jachter’s article about Rabbi Eleazar ben Rabbi Shimon (ben Yochai) made me happy (“Rabi Elazar ben Shimon and the Extraordinarily Ugly Man: Lessons for

I want to respond to one point in Lauren Shore’s argument for masks in schools (“Mask Wearing While Advocating for Our Kids” The Jewish Link,

Each week, I typically enjoy reading the halachic column of Rabbi Chaim Jachter, especially as his style takes me back to the wonderful Sefardic teshuvot