In my view by Ilya Welfeld Issue of March 5, 2010/ 20 Adar 5770 When my friends were dressing as Queen Esther, I donned red spots and a long tail and went to school as Vashti. So I get it. I … more

By Judah S. Harris Issue of February 26, 2010/ 12 Adar 5770 In 1969, Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik, the Rav, began a lecture on Purim. He asked the audience to ponder the “basic discrepancy between … more

By Rabbi Yakov Horowitz Issue of February 26, 2010/ 12 Adar 5770 “It is an Aveirah to get drunk on Purim.” This is a direct quote from Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetzky shlit’a, reported in The … more

Purim by Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of February 26, 2010/ 12 Adar 5770 As more evidence continues to indicate the assassination of a Hamas leader in Dubai was a project of the Mossad, the … more

The Kosher Bookworm by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of February 26, 2010/ 12 Adar 5770 The signature ritual of Purim is the reading of the Book of Esther that details the events that led to the … more

I'm thinking By Micah D. Halpern Issue of February 26, 2010 Israel has no interest in claiming responsibility, in deflecting responsibility or in blaming anyone else for the … more

Issue of February 26, 2010/ 12 Adar 5770 ‘Schism’ not Rabbi Weiss’ doing To the Editor: Rabbi Billet’s article on the ordination of Rabbah Sara Hurwitz was frustrating; it offered … more

I'm thinking by Micah D. Halpern Issue of February 19, 2010/ 6 Adar 5770 Foreign affairs should never turn into a game of “I told you so.” The stakes are too high, the rules too … more

From the other side of the bench by David Seidemann Issue of February 19, 2010/ 6 Adar 5770 I can’t even count the amount of times in my life I have committed to follow a news story to … more

by Ilya Welfeld Issue of February 19, 2010/ 6 Adar 5770 “Mommy. What do you love more? Your kids or Shabbos?” My six-year-old stared at me with expectant eyes from across the table. … more