By Rabbi Herschel Billet Issue of January 1, 2010/ 15 Tevet 5770 As an Orthodox Jew and an ordained rabbi, I fully accept that the Torah from the very beginning endorses heterosexual … more

A review of relevant literature for the Fast of the Tenth of Tevet Reviewed by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of Dec. 25, 2009 / 8 Tevet 5770 According to several essays that I recently read by the … more

From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of Dec. 25, 2009 / 8 Tevet 5769 It seems as if an overhaul of the health care system will take place in one form or another. The … more

I'm thinking By Micah Halpern Issue of Dec. 25, 2009 / 8 Tevet 5769 It’s called the Olmert Map. It is the map that then-Prime Minister Ehud Olmert proposed and offered Palestinian … more

Issue of Dec. 25, 2009 / 8 Tevet 5769 In My View By Bruce Ticker Naveed Haq's intention was to frighten Jews...The jury held that holding extremist views does not make you insane, but … more

By Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of Dec. 25, 2009 / 8 Tevet 5769 As soon as Paroh learns of the arrival of Yosef's family, he invites them to return to Canaan merely to bring their father and … more

Issue of Dec. 25, 2009 / 8 Tevet 5769 Thanks for Chanukah To the Editor: I am writing this letter on behalf of the residents at Woodmere Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. I would … more

A review of “The Aryan Jesus: Christian Theologians and the Bible in Nazi Germany” by Dr. Susannah Heschel By Alan Jay Gerber Issue of December 18, 2009/ 1 Tevet 5770 The provocative … more

I'm thinking by Micah D.  Halpern Issue of December 18, 2009/ 1 Tevet 5770 As a rule I have no sympathy for politicians. I respect the positions they hold and the mantles of leadership they … more

From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of December 18, 2009/ 1 Tevet 5770 Somewhere in my basement is a mildewed box with a copy of every speech I gave as a rabbi years … more