Calendar for the week of April 29, 2011 more

Six million Jews were killed in the Holocaust. 1.5 million were children. 4.5 million were adults. Each couple had at least five to ten children. Some had more. Some had many more. If the 4.5 million Jews constituted 2.25 million families and each family had five more children, that would equal 11.25 million more children. more

Dear Aviva, I am a new mom. A friend of mine also recently gave birth 4 months after I did. While I have been grappling with mixed emotions, being in physical pain after giving birth, suffering from major sleep deprivation and just the general craziness of adjusting to motherhood, my "perfect" friend seems to have bounced back the minute she came home from the hospital. more

Following on the heels of Pesach, a holiday celebrating the cause of freedom, we have this weekend May Day, a holiday that celebrates the virtues of totalitarianism and murder. more

There is a short list of things that I refuse to do. But on that list are some items like never shopping on Black Friday or never going to see a blockbuster movie in it's opening weekend. Prominent on my ”not to do” list is going out to restaurants on Erev Pesach. more

David F. Nesenoff: Who is the silent sister? Mazal Alouf-Mizrahi: The silent sister is a name for Margot Frank, Anne Frank’s sister. Many individuals are aware that Anne Frank lived and passed away through her own diary “The Diary of Anne Frank.” Many are unfortunately unaware of her silent sister, her reticent sister. The title itself is another name for Margot herself. more

The commemoration of Yom Hashoah, the official day of remembrance of the holocaust is marked with numerous lectures and films. The HAFTR high school in Cedarhurst is marking the day with the production of Irena’s Vow, a play written by Dan Gordon on the real-life Irena Gut Opdyke, a Polish Catholic housekeeper who rescued 13 Jews during the Second World War. more

What was sparked as a childhood dream has blazed into history as the Lakeview Fire Department welcomes its first Orthodox Jewish fire chief. more

The setting was a Manhattan law firm boardroom, everyone wore their best suits, and a Trump helped decide the outcome. But the six Rambam Mesivta students were not seeking to become apprentices, they were judged for their leadership. more

In the listing of ingredients for the proper pursuit of holiness, the Torah puts reverence of one's parents and the observance of the Sabbath at the fore front, on just about an equal footing. more