Dear That’s Life,  Well, I have to say that I’ve had some very interesting responses to the piece I wrote regarding my colonoscopy. A friend of mine told me he could not believe I had … more

By Yaffi Spodek Issue of Dec. 19, 2008 / 22 Kislev 5769 The Young Israel of Woodmere welcomed a large group of foreign visitors on Dec. 10, when HAFTR hosted its second annual Model United … more

Issue of March 20, 2009 / 24 Adar 5769 Tomchei Shabbos gift To the Editor: My friend told me that her husband gives a shiur every morning in Lawrence. On Friday morning, a man walked in … more

The overriding Jewish value of prolonging life By Leon Zacharowicz Issue of July 3, 2009 / 11 Tammuz 5769 The recent article about an ordained Orthodox rabbi employed by a hospice ( … more

NCSY estimates 15 more years to reach Jewish high schoolers By Michelle Bortnik Issue of October 16 2009/ 29 Tishrei 5770 Rabbi Aryeh Lightstone, regional director of New York NCSY, was … more

By Michael Orbach Issue of April 30, 2010/ 16 Iyar, 5770 The chill in the air this week was perfectly timed. Nothing would seem to complement the annual Lawrence School Board election better … more

By Mayer Fertig Issue of August 20, 2010/ 10 Elul 5770 In communal organizations dominated by the senior set it can be difficult for members of the younger generation to get a word in edgewise. … more

Not that anyone is counting, but this is my 180th article for this fine newspaper. In article 88, I described a wedding I attended in Williamsburg. When I went out to make a phone call, I observed a … more

There are seven instances in the Torah when a tally of army-aged males is given to us. Twice they are rounded to “600,000 foot soldiers” (Shmot 12:37 and Bamidbar 11:21). more

In what will be one of this season’s most popular commentaries, Rabbi Moshe Weinberger of Congregation Aish Kodesh in Woodmere has written a translation of Rav Avraham Yitzchak Kook’s “Orot Teshuvah.” Entitled “Song of Teshuvah Volume One” [Penina – Urim Press, 2011] this new work is the result of over seven years of a shiur that Rabbi Weinberger gave on Friday mornings at his shul. more