Reviews

  Internationally acclaimed British comedian Ashley Blaker is offering a new way to raise spirits in the Jewish community. With worldwide restrictions on public gatherings, and communities suffering financially like...

By Nissan Tovey Like many of my fellow People of the Book, I enjoy reading. When a friend recently gave me a copy of Roy Neuberger’s newest offering, "Hold On:...

Human beings are social creatures. Our connection to others enables us to survive and thrive. Yet, as we age, many of us are alone more often than when we...

“Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain” —Charlie Chaplin There’s so much uncertainty in the world at present, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by fear and anxiety. There...

Survival Stories of Hungarian Jews Olga Elek and Marton Sternberg By Michele Justic Besides the total annihilation of the Jews, the Nazis also sought to erase Jewish personalities. Forcing them to shave...

Dr. Talia Golan is leading the battle to find a cure for pancreatic cancer. Spearheading one of the greatest medical breakthroughs of 2019, the head of Sheba Medical Center’s...

"Torah Vodaas and Lubavitch" (234 pp., Jewish Enrichment Press, September 2019) is an impeccably researched, masterfully written literary work that continues Rabbi Chaim Dalfin’s study of Jewish personalities and...

  By Samuel J. Levine Book Review by Michele Justic The story of Yosef can be a puzzling one. The cast is set of one of our Avos, Yaakov, and his 12...

Rochelle Miller   Chances are you’ve been to Florida on a family vacation, for Pesach, or whenever you’ve felt the need for some rest and relaxation, far removed from the rigor...

The Hebrew Bible In The United States: A Sourcebook A Review by Michele Justic Produced by Yeshiva University’s Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought; edited by Meir...