wo remarkable things happened this week. Two men whose credentials cannot possibly be impeached by the lunatic left stepped forward in defense of Israel and its principled conduct of the war in Gaza. … more

I don't know if  G-d is a Democrat or a Republican. But one thing I do know for sure is G-d is not a Socialist, a Communist or a Fascist. He does not believe in totalitarianism. G-d does not believe … more

Parshat Noach By Rabbi Avi Billet Issue of Oct. 23, 2009 / 5 Cheshvan 5770 In 7:7, Noach and his wife, along with his three sons and their wives, entered the ark. The Ba’al Haturim … more

Holy cow! Kosher beef jerky By Michael Orbach Issue of Oct. 23, 2009 / 5 Cheshvan 5770 The owners of the first nationally available kosher beef jerky have no bones with being known as … more

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is the most feared of all the authoritative arms within the Iranian regime; it is Iran’s elite fighting force. So when a suicide bomber successfully targets and kills … more

The real elephant in the room To the Editor: As a former president of Yavneh, Columbia University’s Orthodox Jewish community, and on behalf of the vast majority of frum Orthodox Jews … more

Issue of Oct. 23, 2009 / 5 Cheshvan 5770 Dear That’s Life, As a self-declared foodie I often read recipes, kosher and not kosher, simply because they are printed in my cooking magazines … more

Every year at this time our thoughts go back in time to an age of antiquity that beckons us to ponder the true meaning of what ”beginnings” are really all about. This is forced upon us by the … more

by Dr. Michael Salamon Issue of Oct. 23, 2009 / 5 Cheshvan 5770 A prodigy is someone with exceptional talents that are usually recognized at an early age. Prodigy is a word that can also be … more

Richard Sonnenfeldt, who passed away earlier this month, had the rare distinction of being a German Jew who served as one of the American interrogators of the Nazis who were tried at Nuremberg. What … more