Listen closely. Do you hear that faint singing? No, it’s not the neighborhood Chazzan practicing his favorite holiday nusach in preparation for Pesach. Listen closer, what you hear is the proverbial fat lady signaling that Mitt Romney will be the Republican candidate for president. more

It has been more than a decade since the May 2001 issue of the American Pediatrics Association’s journal Pediatrics was published. more

Why does pre-Pesach preparation put me in as bad a mood as a doctor’s appointment? Why does this beautiful holiday give me a headache? more

One of my favorite Shabbat foods growing up was potato kugel. Not the type that most people make today. I'm talking about hand grated, pan-fried and flipped, crisp on both sides, mouth watering kugel. more

There is a darkness sometimes that rages within which can overpower our very being… I had a Battalion commander, who took the first watch on the tank after a brutal day in the Lebanon war. It was the third night of fighting, and the men by now were near exhaustion. more

One of the most unique and informative books ever published explaining the whys and wherefores of mitzvoth is a comprehensive and in-depth guide entitled, ”The Encyclopedia of the Taryag Mitzvot” edited by Rabbi Dovid Wax. more

The third book of the Torah begins with Moshe being called by God from the Ohel Moed (Tent of Meeting, a.k.a the Mishkan/Tabernacle). While for us readers it is not unique for Moshe to be called, there is something strikingly odd about Moshe being the only one who is called. more

It is tiring to read the right wing drivel that is Jeff Dunetz's weekly column. This week's column is another example of partisan whining that ignores reality. more

The release of the Barack Obama/Derrick Bell Harvard video by the Breitbart site was insignificant by itself. Those who were looking for some major smoking gun were very disappointed. more

The calendar this year has us reading "Parshat Parah" (Bamidbar 19, which speaks of the Red Heifer) in the week following our reading of the tale of the Golden Calf (in Ki Tissa - last week's parsha). Is there a connection? more