Parshat Bo
Issue of January 22, 2010/ 7 Shvat 5770 Before the instruction of “Hachodesh hazeh lachem” established the calendar for the Israelite nation, G-d told Moshe, “Now speak to the …
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1/20/10
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Shas in your pocket
By Michael Orbach
Web exclusive January 7, 2010/ 7 Tevet 5770
There have been a number of milestones in the history of making the Talmud more accessible to the common …
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1/7/10
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Telling the story behind tekhelet
By Malka Eisenberg
Issue of Dec. 25, 2009 / 8 Tevet 5770
It was almost Indiana Jones and the Quest for the Holy Snail.
Dr. Ari Greenspan, dentist …
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12/22/09
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Fourteen Torahs dedicated at North Shore Hebrew Academy
By Michael Orbach
Issue of November 27, 2009/ 10 Cheshvan 5770
At the end of his life, Moses, the leader of the Jewish people, …
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11/24/09
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Issue of November 6, 2009/ 19 Cheshvan 5770
The smart money says criticism of this weekend's visit to Lawrence by an anti-Zionist chassidic rebbe from Jerusalem aligned with the Neturei Karta …
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11/5/09
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By Michael Orbach
There’s a joke told about a radio announcer and a rabbi.
One Shabbos morning, the rabbi gives a speech that goes on and on for 45 long minutes. After davening, one …
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9/23/09
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With the Days of Judgment upon us, it's appropriate that we awaken unpleasant memories of recent events in the hope that by so doing we will undertake to better ourselves in the future.
This …
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9/16/09
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Tanach study program launching in Five Towns
By Michael Orbach
Issue of September 11, 2009 / 22 Elul 5769
Is seven-and-a-half-years too long to wait? The Young Israel of North Woodmere …
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9/9/09
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Issue of September 11, 2009 / 22 Elul 5769
Defending Kennedy
To the Editor:
I am writing to comment on the Kosher Bookworm’s article: “The Kennedy legacy: American tragedy or …
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9/9/09
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By Michael Orbach
A yeshiva high school for boys in Brooklyn is stepping up to offer a Jewish education to teens that, for financial reasons, might otherwise be headed for public school.
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9/2/09
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