Issue of August 15, 2008 Dear That's Life: To all those who do not believe in the power of challah, read this: A cousin of mine in Yerushalayim, making my challah recipe for the first … more

Enjoy, enjoy! By Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of August 15, 2008 The Talmud (Taanit 30b) quotes the Mishnah when it says there were no holidays (literally "good days") on the Jewish calendar … more

Lightning kills 80 people each year, and injures 300 more, across the United States. Five men attending an athletic event in Nassau County were recently struck. A lightning strike can cause a … more

For the week of August 15 Lawrence - The Par Group's Samuel Levine Memorial Golf Classic will be held on Monday, August 18 at the Seawane and Rockaway Hunting Club in Lawrence, to benefit Sunrise … more

A Tisha B'Av exploration By Judah S. Harris Issue of August 8, 2008 Tisha B’Av all over the world is observed through fasting, expressions of mourning, the reading of Megillat Eicha … more

By Moshe Weiss Issue of August 8, 2008 From cradle to grave, in simcha and tza’ar, for most of us, music is more than just a byway of life. It is a guidepost to stages in the cycle of the … more

By Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of August 8, 2008 This optimistic/pessimistic outlook is an embodiment of what Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik would call a “dialectic.” Tisha B’Av is the … more

A happy family shares the true story of a spontaneous decision By Michael Orbach Issue of August 8, 2008 Back in 2005, looking to make some extra money while I finished my great American … more

Issue of August 8, 2008 Ehud Olmert's announcement that he will not compete in the upcoming Kadima elections, and will step down after they are concluded, certainly must have bolstered the … more

Issue of August 8, 2008 Dear That’s Life, Rich and I met about eight years ago at the World Trade Center at a Landmark Seminar. G-d knows that if it had not been for the melting pot of New … more