The Kosher Bookworm By Alan Jay Gerber Issue of September 22, 14 Tishrei 5771 When my longtime friend, Danny Levine, brought “Understanding Reb Chaim,” by Rabbi Yonoson Hughs, to my … more

The Kosher Bookworm by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of September 17, 2010/ 9 Tishrei 5771 Yom Kippur often has an extra, added spiritual affect on even the most marginally observant Jews. Whether it … more

The Kosher Bookworm By Alan Jay Gerber Issue of September 10, 2010/ 2 Tishrei 5771 With the Yomim Nora’im here it is appropriate for me to suggest a book that could serve as a year-round … more

The Kosher Bookworm by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of August 27, 2010/ 17 Elul 5770 Imagine: Selicot before Labor Day. This is what we will be experiencing this year. School begins earlier this … more

Issue of August 20, 2010/ 10 Elul 5770 By Alan Jay Gerber In his classic study, “The Religious Thought of Hasidism” (Yeshiva University Press/Ktav Publishing House, 1999), Rabbi Norman Lamm … more

The Kosher Bookworm by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of August 13, 2010/ 3 Elul 5770 Rav Avraham Yitzchak Kook and Rav Yehudah Amital were destined to serve their people in two successive … more

The Kosher Bookworm by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of July 30, 2010/ 19 Av 5770 Beginning with Shabbos Chazon and until the Shabbos before Rosh Hashana every single haftorah comes from the … more

The Kosher Bookworm by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of July 16, 2010/ 5 Av 5770 Every week now for the past half year there seems to be no letup in the growing quarrels between the diverse … more

The Kosher Bookworm by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of July 9, 2010/ 27 Tammuz. 5770 It is a point of historical irony that the least popular liturgical work of out faith is the Kinot, the … more

The Kosher Bookworm by Alan Jay Gerber July 2, 2010/ 20 Tammuz, 5770 With the recent verdict in the Rubashkin case, trials are yet again big news among Jews. However, trials are nothing new … more