Letters to the Editor: Democrats Wrong on Trump, Israel
The Frum Community and President Trump: A Teachable Moment
Dear Editor,
Thank you for creating a great teachable moment for all Jews regarding U.S. policy vis à vis Israel. Frum Jews...
Bagel Store: Bar Mitzvah Trifecta
It was this time of year. It was hot and sunny most days and, best of all, there was no school. Back then, summer was an eternity; once it...
From the Editor: Who Is Racist Anyway?
By Larry Gordon
It just might be that New Jersey senator and Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker is a racist. It is also possible that Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren is...
Malkie Hirsch: Everything Happens for a Reason
By Malkie Hirsch
Xiomara (sha-ma-ra) proper noun
Smart, capable, and savvy babysitter/housekeeper who lights a fire under me on a daily basis. Helps me keep our house a home,...
Im Yirtzeh Hashem By You
By Yochanan Gordon
Anyone who’s had the good fortune, while single, of attending a friend or family member’s engagement party or wedding has been wished these very words.
While these are...
Dating Forum: We’re Perfect for Each Other But He Smokes
Question
I am a single 27-year-old woman. On shidduch résumés and shadchan applications, I always put down that I am modern Orthodox machmir. I think I might be a little...
Mindbiz: Single and Stereotyped
Dear Esther,
I’m 37 years old and single. That was not my plan. Like all of my friends, I assumed I’d get married sometime during my early twenties, have children,...
Hamas Must Return Bodies of 2 Israeli Soldiers
By ARSEN OSTROVSKY
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Last week marked five years since Israeli soldier Lt. Hadar Goldin was killed by Hamas in the midst of a humanitarian cease-fire during Operation Protective Edge.
On...
Book Review: Creation: The Story Of Beginnings
By Rochelle Miller
"Creation: The Story of Beginnings" by Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Grossman, associate professor in the Department of Bible at Bar-Ilan University, is an erudite work that will have...
Right View: Life Of Marton Sternberg, Part 7
Liberation Of Bergen-Belsen
In Part 6, Marton was ordered to bury the dead in gigantic pits in Bergen-Belsen. It was obvious that the war was nearing its end, but he...
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Trump: Jews Who Vote for Democrats Show ‘Great Disloyalty’
BY JOSEFIN DOLSTEN
(JTA) — President Donald Trump had harsh words for Jews who support the Democratic Party.
“I think any Jewish people that vote for...
Woman’s Burial Delayed Until Her Son Agrees to Wife’s Get
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A man who has refused to give his wife a religious Jewish divorce for a decade consented to set her free...
Liberman Makes Vote Surplus Deal With Israel’s Blue and White Party
BY MARCY OSTER
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Avigdor Liberman, who prevented Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from forming a government coalition in April, appears to have forsaken...