As I walked through the doors of Noi Due I was immediately stuck by how wonderful the restaurant smells. The aroma, a combination of dark Italian coffee and freshly baked bread, permeates the small …
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By Zechariah Mehler
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1/27/11
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During one of the classes I teach on weeknights, our topic turned to the different kinds of love mentioned in the Torah. One insightful participant commented that if G-d tells us to look out for …
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Not that anyone is counting, but this is my 180th article for this fine newspaper. In article 88, I described a wedding I attended in Williamsburg. When I went out to make a phone call, I observed a …
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By David Seidemann
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1/27/11
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There is a distinct difference between a vacation and a family trip. A vacation is when you go somewhere, wile away your cares, skip the laundry and sit on a beach drinking a mai tai. Okay — maybe …
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1/26/11
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A heavy sigh of relief could be heard across New York State as the Jets defeated the Patriots on Sunday night. Of course, that sigh was quickly followed by the uproarious chant of …
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1/20/11
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After a lengthy debate, the Rabbinical Council of America has come out with its position regarding organ donation and brain death: it doesn’t have one, but everyone else does.
Whether brain …
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By Michael Orbach
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1/20/11
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For a limited engagement, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde will both be frum.
David Yudell, an Orthodox Jew, will be playing the lead role in SUNY Westbury’s production of “Jekyll & Hyde.” There …
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By Michael Orbach
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1/20/11
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When scholars gather to discuss Jewish history there is always a certain reverence paid to the Al Andalus, or Golden Age, that existed in Spanish Jewish culture between 711 and 1492 C.E. During this …
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Daniel Gordis is the author of “Saving Israel: How the Jewish People Can Win a War That May Never End.” He is the senior vice president of the Shalem Center in Israel and has rabbinic ordination …
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1/20/11
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