Book Review: Historical Atlas ...
A cartographic reference work on Hasidism, the movement that developed in 18th century Europe to become one of the largest and most important factions in Judaism.
read moreLetter to the Editor: Ashamed ...
Letter: I am dismayed by the recent confrontation between the President of the United States and the New York Times. Response: When the Times moderates its coverage of those people and countries its journalists and editors hate (i.e. Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, and President Trump), it will be appropriate to call on its victims to mind their tongues–and pens.
read moreDistant Cousins’ Homecoming in...
Dov Rosenblatt and Ami Kozak from Torah Academy of Bergen County have become talented musicians, whose accomplishments include recordings, commercials, and movies, team up with Duvid Swirsky from Israel for a concert appropriately entitled “Homecoming”.
read moreGood Grief, It’s “You’re a Goo...
All members of the cast and crew belong to Orthodox-Jewish communities in and around Miami. While several of them have theater backgrounds, they do not perform in any venue that would require them to desecrate the Sabbath or holidays.
read moreThe Current Crisis
Does the Finnish “artist” fight to withdraw his piece from the museum, presumably showing his concern for Muslim Palestinians, or does he fight to keep McJesus at the museum, showing his disdain for Christian Palestinians and his own distorted view of free speech?
read moreFilm: “The Invisibles” Is a Te...
A new film by Claus Räfle along with writer Alejandra Lopez grippingly traces the stories of four real-life German-Jewish teenagers who managed to stay in Berlin and survive to be liberated.
read moreCan a Jewish Child See a Chris...
For Jewish parents who attend such shows, with or without their children, it’s important to recognize it means participating in someone else’s party. While we can be happy for our neighbors and enjoy the fact that they are experiencing spiritual joy. It belongs to someone else.
read morePerfect Flavors Is a Perfect G...
Perfect Flavors for those who find themselves staring at a kitchen with no idea what to make.
read more“Remembering Dvinsk̶...
Remembering Dvinsk provides a lucid account, without painting a romantic picture, of life in this historic town.
read moreDamon Feldman: “16-Minute Man”...
“It’s easy to give up because you feel you’re an underdog”
read more“Moldova Matters at Frisch” Su...
Two teens from the Republic of Moldova attend Chabad’s C-Teen Convention made possible by Frisch Yeshiva High School in Paramus
read morePat Boone: Former Teenage Hear...
“When people who don’t know or recognize me ask if I’m Jewish, I always tell them, yes, by adoption. My parents made sure my brother, sisters, and I learned early on that the entire Good Book was written by, about, and for Jews. Too many Christians don’t quite grasp that,” he says.
read moreAntique, Illuminated Megillahs...
“Reading from a beautifully illuminated manuscript that rolls out of an exquisitely gilt scroll case has been the traditional mode of beautifying the Purim mitzvah of reading the Megillat Esther,” says Jonathan Greenstein, founder and expert-in-charge at J. Greenstein and Company.
read moreThurnauer School’s “Gift of Mu...
performing students, distinguished guest artists salute to the gift of music.
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