Twenty-Eight Years
By Yochanan Gordon
Last week, while reviewing the theme for my article with my father and publisher, he stopped me, saying, “Aren’t you going to write about the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s...
Roe v. Wade: Some Moral Questions
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
About a century and a half ago, the world of literature produced a children’s book written by Lewis Carroll, where a young girl named Alice falls...
Musings Of A Shliach From Montana
By R' Chaim Bruk
This Shabbos, the 3rd of Tammuz, is a hard one for me and for so many around the world as we commemorate the Rebbe’s yahrzeit. Though...
CONSTRUCTION CONUNDRUM
By Larry Gordon
There are two sides to every story and an equal number if not more to every construction project. There is always construction going on somewhere; some projects...
Father’s Day
By Malkie Gordon Hirsch
As I got Rosie ready for bed one night last week, she asked me about Jeremy’s arrival back home; on the first Father’s Day in a...
The Passing Of A Great Jew: Eli Schwartz (1950–2022)
By Dr. Alex Sternberg
We buried my friend Eli Schwartz on Tuesday. Eli was the kind of friend with whom I was still close, even if we didn’t see each...
From the Editor: Closed and Open
The worst thing you can say about Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio is that despite having aides who are members of the Jewish community, at the...
The Biggest Loser
By Yochanan Gordon
The Biggest Loser is a reality TV weight-loss competition that first aired back in 2004 and ran for 18 seasons. I have never watched the show, but...
Left-Handed Endorsements
By Larry Gordon
New York State’s current governor, Kathy Hochul, was endorsed last week by both Satmar Rebbes and in the past by a combination of rabbis and influential community...
Graduation Day
By Larry Gordon
School is over for the season, and camp is soon to begin for many. This transitional time of year has always been a defining time. Very often it...