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Kosher Shavers

Traditional Judaism prohibits men from shaving their face with a razor. While many (or most) Ultra-Orthodox Jews don’t shave at ...

Haftarah for Vayigash

Ezekiel promises: The divided kingdoms of Judah and Israel will one day be united.

Blending Traditions on Hanukkah

Motherlode, the parenting blog at NYTimes.com, has a really interesting post with a new twist on the age-old problem of ...

Parashat Vayechi Quiz

Test your knowledge of this Torah portion.

Are Nuns Too Forgiving?

I’m dying to see the new Meryl Streep movie, Doubt, about a nun with a bone to pick, but in ...

I Want to Be a Rebbe

My rebbe is an awesome man. His family lives in a little falling-apart shack on the edge of Boro Park, ...

Rabbi Rackman z”l

Since his death at age 98 a few weeks ago, I’ve been meaning to write a bit about Rabbi Emanuel ...

Will the Madoff Scandal See a Rise in Anti-Semitism in America?

The Ponzi Scheme involving Bernie Madoff stealing some $50 Billion is kind of a big deal. I wouldn’t even know ...

Just what the ghetto needs: More alcohol.

In last Sunday’s New York Times, Paula Roth (no relation) covers the opening of a new bar in an area ...

Notes for Giving a Dvar Torah

We have a really nice article with some tips for someone who’s planning to give a dvar Torah.  And when ...

Inter-racial Intermarriage: What’s Taboo and What’s Not

There’s a fascinating back-and-forth over at The Atlantic between Jeffrey Goldberg and Ta-Nehisi about exoticism and intermarriage in the black ...

Parashat Miketz Quiz

Test your knowledge of this Torah portion.