Other Side Of The Bench: Need For Pain Relief
In my 20s, I had the tremendous pleasure to serve as the regional director of the Central East region of the National Conference of Synagogue Youth. Looking back, it...
Goldfeder: Vote For the Person, Not the Party
By Phil Goldfeder
Thank you for all the kind words and overwhelming emails following my article last week. Your encouragement and support are appreciated! The Far Rockaway Jewish Political Action...
Only Hashem Knows Reason for Pittsburgh Massacre
By Yochanan Gordon
The unfortunate events that unfolded in Pittsburgh on Shabbos at the Tree of Life synagogue have been addressed by many people from divergent angles. There is the...
Other Side of the Bench: No Free Passes
By David Seidemann
It was two months ago today that my wife and I escorted our second daughter down the aisle to be wed. We received the pictures today and...
Don’t Say I Didn’t Warn You About Social Media Anti-Jewish Hatred
By Cindy Grosz
I hate to say it, but it was just a matter of time until antisemitism on social media erupted into violence.
Since August, I have been reporting about...
Should Halacha Allow People to Carry Weapons in Shul?
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
The horrific tragedy in a Conservative synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Shabbos morning that left 11 people dead should cause us, perhaps, to rethink the manner...
The Kiddush Club Crisis
By Yochanan Gordon
It seems that for anything to get attention in the Jewish community, it needs to be termed a “crisis.” Thankfully, from a literary point of view, the...
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County Executive Bruce Blakeman Launches Re-Election Campaign in Massapequa
By Moshe Hill
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, among the highest-ranking Jewish Republicans in America and the first Jewish Executive in the county’s history, kicked...
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I suffer from bipolar disorder. Baruch Hashem, I am stabilized and take all treatments for my condition with utmost seriousness and no corner cutting....
Restoring Moral Clarity Once Again
The great construction project began. A newly freed nation, emerging from generations of slavery, was now entrusted with the most epic and ambitious building...