Malkie Hirsch: Mind Shifts
Do you ever wonder what your reaction would be to hearing something earth shattering in your life? Well, that’s what happened to me as we waited to hear the...
From the Editor: Extending Israeli Law
Who is like this people, Israel? For all our divisions and differences of opinion, at a time of crisis there is no segment of the world population that comes...
Letters to the Editor: Lack of Support for Library Disheartening
To The Editor:
In reference to your column, “One for the Books,” which ran August 23, 2018, I must say I am disheartened by the lack of support being given...
News From the Hills: Today We Are All Pittsburghers
We were shocked out of a quiet, rainy Shabbos by the horrific news of the mass murder at the Tree of Life shul in Pittsburgh. There has been a...
Adults Say The Darndest Things
The late Art Linkletter, a popular radio and TV personality, wrote a series of books titled Kids Say the Darndest Things, based on the TV and radio program of...
News From the Hills: Trying to Get Out
Is it just me, or do any of my readers also feel that getting out of the house is a whole procedure? I try to limit my ventures out...
“Tear Down The Gates, Rebbe”
He was the man in the right place for a generation of people who too often found themselves in the wrong place. That was the life and the experience...
The Writing Gene
By Larry Gordon
It all starts with the ability and confidence to write a first sentence like this one. Once you have that first sentence on your screen, the rest...
Real Estate with Anessa: Fly Away!
There are times when you experience unusual situations that leave you in wonder about just how different people’s lifestyles can be. Sometimes an event is so unique that it...
The Way It Is: Giver’s Remorse
Regardless of how frequently I buy clothes, I all too often wind up behind the eight ball. Being “behind the eight ball” indicates that one is in a bad...
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Ryan Turell wasn’t selected in the NBA Draft. Here’s what’s next for the Yeshiva...
Yeshiva University star basketball player Ryan Turell was not selected in Thursday’s NBA Draft, putting his dream of being the first Orthodox Jewish player...
De Blasio says he no longer supports AIPAC, and wouldn’t accept its endorsement if...
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, running for Congress in the city’s newly redrawn District 10, said he does not support AIPAC,...
Kosher certification agency sues JetBlue, saying they lied about a kosher snack
(JTA) — One of the United States’ largest kosher certifying agencies alleges that JetBlue airlines sold a snack it falsely claimed was certified as...