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A question — Do You Know Hilchos Shabbos? — is the subject of this week’s essay. Specifically, a new book with that question as its title. Published by Menucha Publishers, this … more
This coming Shabbat is called Shabbat Shira inasmuch as the Torah reading is Parashat Beshalach whose centerpiece is Az Yashir, the Song of the Sea. What is least known of this Shabbat is the reading … more
A cardiologist’s commentary collection Reviewed by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of August 21, 2009 / 1 Elul 5769 This week’s review will focus on a very interesting anthology of rabbinic … more
The Kosher Bookworm By Alan Jay Gerber Issue of November 27 2009/ 10 Cheshvan 5770 A rebbe who does not speak Yiddish; a rebbe who speaks a fluent German; a rebbe who dresses in the … more
OU Press has announced the publication of Rabbi Dr. Jerry Hochbaum’s “The Hidden Light: Biblical Paradigms for Leadership.” Arranged according to the Torah’s parshiyot, … more
Yes, here is another high quality Purim-themed work — “G-d and Politics in Esther” (Cambridge University Press, 2016), by Yoram  Hazony — which brings to us a … more
With Sukkot just around the corner, here is my list of some fine readings for your consideration during the upcoming feast.   From “Torah TO-GO Sukkot 5775,” there’s … more
Have you ever thought of the many times you have come across the name Hillel? How many people do you know whose name is Hillel? What about the college campus organization Hillel, or the Hillel Houses found on many Ivy League campuses ? And, what about the names of the many schools named Hillel? How about the number of temples and congregations named Hillel? more
No other holiday season in the Jewish calendar is as prayer-intensive as Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, each with a unique prayer and liturgy imbued with the motifs of repentance and new beginnings. … more
At its Yom Ha’atzma’ut event this Wednesday evening, the Young Israel of Woodmere will hear former Senator and vice presidential candidate Joseph Lieberman discuss “Reflections on … more
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