A Life Of Faith And Service: Rabbi Dr. Alvin Kass
Chief Chaplain of the NYPD, Torah Scholar, and Advocate for Jewish Officers My final image of Rabbi Dr. Alvin Kass remains vivid: steadying himself...
Curtis Sliwa Visits the Ohel Ahead of Election Day: A Night of Prayer, Reflection, and Connection
After a long day crisscrossing the five boroughs, mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa made a late-night stop at one of New York’s most sacred sites — the...
On The Ballot: Citywide, County, And Town Races
Early voting across New York State begins this Shabbos, continuing until November 2, with the last day to vote on November 4. The top contest on the...
The Staying Power Of Coal
Analyzing markets can be dizzying, and the price of coal is a prime example of that. It’s been up and down, over and out, and all around. The same...
The Eye Of The Storm
By the time this column is published, we should know who the next mayor of New York will be. As I write, I sit and wait with trepidation about what...
Style & Living
Dancing With The Torah In Tel Aviv
Secular? Yes. Anti-religious? Some, I’m sure. But that would not describe any of the people my husband and I met over Yom Tov. And we met many. As...
Sukkos In The Shadow Of The Hostages
It’s been a whirlwind — Sukkos preparations carried on with the hum of a possible hostage deal in the background. We shopped, cooked, built, and...
Torah
The Dust Of Their Feet
Chazal teach: “Hovei mis’avek b’afar ragleihem” (Avos 1:4) — Attach yourself to the dust of the feet of Talmidei Chachamim.
Finding Faith In The Rubble
Soon after the one-year commemoration of the deadly October 7 attacks in Israel, one man conducted 38 interviews focusing on the rebuilding efforts...
When Begin Stood For Shabbos
On May 3, 1982, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin hobbled into a crowded Knesset chamber, tense with expectancy. He was in pain, recovering from a...
