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 moreDirect Line from the Protocols...
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s antisemitic statement that AIPAC buys the support of American politicians for Israel is nothing more than the now-Congresswoman’s latest attempt to resurrect the baseless accusations against Jews that were originally aired in the notorious Protocols of the Elders of Zion.
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.
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