No funny husband stories this week, no family member engaged or married and no new news on the home front. Instead of lamenting the end of summer (and my pathetic Atlanta Braves), I thought I’d … more

JERUSALEM — Secretary of State John Kerry touched down in Israel for the first time in over a year, amid a new rash of deadly attacks by Palestinians directed at Israeli civilians. Ahead of … more

During a speech at a Mount Vernon shul reported in last week’s Jewish Star, former Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman tried to reassure the Jewish community about Hillary Clinton’s Israel … more

Some had graduated the yeshiva over a decade ago while others were away for less than a year. The alumni assembled at Yeshiva Darchei Torah’s annual reunion represented a cross-section of … more

It’s been a long time since I saw a gesture this desperate. At the recent Arab Summit in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania, Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki … more

As over 300,000 Jewish college students arrive on American campuses this month, what they experience there is likely not only to broaden their minds and uproot long-held assumptions, but shake their … more

Five years ago, on a whim, Cindy, a 27-year-old Jewish woman, decided to pursue genetic testing through an online laboratory. She wasn’t expecting any surprises because she had no family … more

Over the years we have shared wonderful times and challenging times together as a community. A rabbi could not ask for a better community or better synagogue leadership than I have experienced … more

The Orthodox Union’s Department of Synagogue and Community Services will host an unusual panel discussion this Shabbos on “The Cost of Grandparenting in the 21st Century Torah … more

I am usually not one to dip into politics. Certainly this past election, more contentious than any other in my life, I would want to stay away from even more strongly. But since the heated topic that … more