By Michael J. Salamon
Issue of July 10, 2009 / 18 Tammuz 5769
On May 13, 1964, Catherine Genovese was murdered in Kew Gardens, Queens as she came home from work late at night. Forty-five years …
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7/8/09
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A time of year that helps teach us why Jerusalem is so important
By Alan Jay Gerber
Issue of July 10, 2009 / 18 Tammuz 5769
Jerusalem. Just the sound of the word should set off tremors of …
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7/8/09
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By Rabbi Avi Billet
Issue of July 10, 2009 / 18 Tammuz 5769
A movie truism says that if you’re introduced to a character in the beginning of a film, even if the storyline does not seem to …
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7/8/09
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Time to stand up for true Torah Judaism
Editor’s note: Hafganah is a common Israeli term for protest; the plural is Hafganos. The headline refers to the violent protests that have dominated news …
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7/7/09
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Sefer Bamidbar to the Founding Fathers
By Alan Jay Gerber
Issue of July 3, 2009 / 11 Tammuz 5769
In Hebrew it is called Bamidbar. Translated, that would mean desert, but we know this fourth …
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7/1/09
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By Micah Halpern
Issue of July 3, 2009 / 11 Tammuz 5769
The term “red herring” came into being in 1807. A reporter named William Cobbett used it to explain an erroneous news piece he wrote …
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7/1/09
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From the other side of the bench
By David Seidemann
Issue of July 3, 2009 / 11 Tammuz 5769
You can’t make this stuff up. Thirty-seven pages of an Israeli astronaut’s diary fell 37 miles …
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7/1/09
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The overriding Jewish value of prolonging life
By Leon Zacharowicz
Issue of July 3, 2009 / 11 Tammuz 5769
The recent article about an ordained Orthodox rabbi employed by a hospice (Where …
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7/1/09
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By Rabbi Avi Billet
Issue of July 3, 2009 / 11 Tammuz 5769
Imagine a group of strangers knock on your front door. They seem imposing. But they are nonetheless polite and assure you they mean no …
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7/1/09
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Issue of July 3, 2009 / 11 Tammuz 5769
'Most thorough' award
To the Editor:
Before entering our family business, I spent 20 years as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of New York …
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7/1/09
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