A long, long time ago, when I was much younger, even more foolish and living in California, I used a motorcycle …
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By Rabbi Avi Shafran
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9/11/08
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Thanks all the same, but no, I’d prefer my next party not be “the talk of the town.”
The advertisement promising town-wide …
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By Rabbi Avi Shafran
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9/5/08
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Anti-Israel diatribes spring from Iran’s leaders like fleas from a dog, but a recent Iranian Parliament statement stood apart, …
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By Rabbi Avi Shafran
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8/29/08
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Like an amusement park barker inviting passers-by to step right up and throw balls at some unfortunate’s head …
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By Rabbi Avi Shafran
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8/21/08
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Q: What do righteous, learned Torah scholars and newly observant Jews, or baalei teshuva, have in common?
A: The way they recite blessings.
No, it's not …
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By Rabbi Avi Shafran
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8/13/08
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Part three in a series on the financing of yeshiva and day school tuition
By Malka Eisenberg
On the streets, at stores and in offices across the community, parents and grandparents discuss the …
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7/8/08
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