THINKING OF KISLEV
As I drive around some areas, I still see some sukkahs standing on porches and in front yards. I don’t know if the people in these homes just did...
Goldfeder: Vote For the Person, Not the Party
By Phil Goldfeder
Thank you for all the kind words and overwhelming emails following my article last week. Your encouragement and support are appreciated! The Far Rockaway Jewish Political Action...
Printed in honor of the Wedding of the author’s son, Yehuda Leib Hoffman to...
Ruby wished to purchase a property from Simon. The payment involved X amount of cash and Y amount of funds to be transferred via a cashier’s check at the...
Yochanan Gordon: Kol Korehs and Excommunications
The current kashrus debate is very much on people’s minds and in their conversations these days. It seems to be a highly contentious issue, conjuring deep emotion and excitement...
In Defense Of Ivanka And Jared
By Ben Chouake, MD (Dr. Ben)
National President, NORPAC
Member of the Board of Multiple Jewish Organizations
While I usually try to stay above the fray of partisan criticism, I was personally...
Halachic Musings: Presidential Prayer
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
Every day the headlines are blaring the latest testimony in the House impeachment process. Jews who recognize and are appreciative of the president’s actions are certainly...
Other Side of the Bench: No Free Passes
By David Seidemann
It was two months ago today that my wife and I escorted our second daughter down the aisle to be wed. We received the pictures today and...
Only Hashem Knows Reason for Pittsburgh Massacre
By Yochanan Gordon
The unfortunate events that unfolded in Pittsburgh on Shabbos at the Tree of Life synagogue have been addressed by many people from divergent angles. There is the...
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...
Yochanan Gordon: The Soul of America
We have weekly article deadlines, and I haven’t been all that good in honoring them lately. However, as much as I tried to write my reflections ahead of time...
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Netanyahu Expected to Freeze Judicial Reforms Amid Mass Civil Disobedience
(March 27, 2023 / JNS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to freeze his government’s judicial reform program on Monday.
He is set to deliver a speech...
True Character
Each one of Masechet Avot’s perakim begins with a central teaching. The fourth perek opens with Ben Zoma’s definition of four characters: the...
Heard In The Matzah Factory No More: A 5TJT Fan Relates
By Chaim Yehuda Meyer
I read with great interest Larry Gordon’s article, “The History of Cake” (March 17, 2023). Mr. Gordon reminiscences about the Passover...