By Alan Jay Gerber Issue of March 27, 2009 / 2 Nissan 5769 In his introduction to “Haggadah and History” (Jewish Publications Society, 1975), historian Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi noted the … more

Also in the issue of July 3, 2009: Service cuts on track for LIRR Kulanu graduates with HAFTR more

Issue of October 16 2009/ 29 Tishrei 5770 Dear That’s Life, Shabbat mornings in my home as an adult mimic my Shabbat mornings growing up, including angling for a section of The Times … more

Assessing blame, further options in notorious case By Michael Orbach Issue of January 22, 2010/ 7 Shvat 5770 Avrohom Mondrowitz will not be extradited to New York to be tried on multiple … more

Liquor lockdown By Mayer Fertig Issue of April 30, 2010/ Iyar 16, 5770 The annual dinner of the Lawrence-Far Rockaway Community Kollel on Tuesday evening was a dry affair - not because the … more

By Michael Orbach Issue of August 27, 2010/ 17 Elul 5770 He exchanged gold chains for tefilin straps, hip hop songs for nigunim and embraced Judaism to escape a life of gangs, drugs and … more

By Sergey Kadinsky Having climbed out of its past as a military dictatorship, Panama is revamping its image for the world as a hub for business, culture and tourism. As the country’s famed … more

The holiday of Shavuoth is coming and the teacher Rabbi Gevaltsky stands before his class and asks the bochurim, “can someone tell me about any of the Ten Commandments?” more

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At the end of Super Bowl XLII, when Tom Brady’s final heave fell incomplete, and it became apparent that the impossible had actually happened, Giant Nation celebrated its third Super Bowl title in just over twenty years. more