Why isn’t keeping halacha good enough anymore? By Jessie Fischbein My 12-year-old daughter doesn't like to wear socks in the summer. When she became bas mitzvah, she began to … more

An intrepid traveler from the Five Towns combines business and pleasure in a jaunt across the time zones By Phyllis Koegel It was Wednesday morning in Jerusalem and I was standing at the … more

Killing to live By David Seidemann Any time. Any day. In a heartbeat I would gladly swap 400 to 500, even 600 of the enemy alive, for one or two dead Israeli soldiers. And I’d free a … more

The Freifeld Legacy Reviewed by Alan Jay Gerber We call it yichus — the legacy of generations of the past. Rabbis, scholars, talmidei chachamim, community leaders who were ancestors to … more

A spiritual high By David Seidemann Fame and fortune have finally arrived. I entered a restaurant on Father’s Day, wife and kids in tow, and was greeted by a maitre de of sorts. … more