The community in which I live, Teaneck, New Jersey, is in many ways typical of Orthodox communities across North America. True, incomes are somewhat above…
Winter 2011 (5772)
Majesty and Mystery: A Commentary on Megillat Esther and The Ma’ariv Evening Service for Purim
As I sit down to write this message in early November, the front page of today’s New York Times blares, “Report Shows a Mere 80,000…
Noach was a tzaddik. Tamim hayah—he was complete, perfect. His family alone merited to survive the Great Flood that destroyed his generation. Life as we…
The unemployment rate may be tipping the 9 percent mark, but the OU’s job fairs continue to counter the dismal statistics. Since their inception in…
To most public high school teens, winter break means time to relax and hang out with friends. Yet, each year, close to 200 teens choose…
By Shira Smiles Feldheim Publishers Jerusalem, 2010 224 pages Reviewed by Holly Pavlov Shira Smiles is a well-known name in Jewish education, and has been…
How do we reach estranged Jews with a Torah message in this post-Oprah world of self-help spirituality?
In his writings, Chaim Grade conveys a picture of Eastern European Jewry that he knew so well. While he was, by his own admission, far…
Misconception: One can fulfill the obligation to eat Seudah Shelishit (The Third Meal) on Shabbat by studying Torah in lieu of eating. FACT: The third…
By Jack (Yankl) Botwinik “Can we stop by the dollar store?” my nine-year-old pleads as we drive home from school. “I really need something for…
