Swimming Through Winter
By Phyllis J. Lubin “Do you realize it is supposed to feel like negative 10 degrees tomorrow morning?” my eldest daughter warned me Sunday evening. “So, we will dress warmly!” I pointed out. “It’s...
View ArticleLost Humanity
By Shmuel Katz, It is certainly a confusing time that we live in. When we lived in the USA over a decade ago (and it seems weird to me every time I write that), I did not sense as much nastiness in the...
View ArticleCritic’s Choice: Palm Tree Getaways
By Rochelle Maruch Miller Leave it to Palm Tree Getaways to create a dream Pesach experience. As a premier purveyor of upscale Pesach programs, the company has raised the bar in orchestrating yom tov...
View ArticleFinally Farewell
From The Other Side Of The Bench By David J. Seidemann, Esq. If Dr. Seuss were alive today, he might comment as follows: I will not watch him enter the hall I will not watch his speech at all Instead...
View ArticleDecade Of The iPhone
By Yochanan Gordon Technology is not exactly a four-letter word, but many feel that it should be treated as such. After countless attempts in recent decades to shun the use of technology or to ban it...
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Thoughts On Jared
Jared Kushnerand Ivanka Trump Ambassador-designate David Friedman Ambassador Dan Kurtzer Ambassador Martin Indyk By Larry Gordon Many years ago, it was my occasional task to drive to JFK Airport to...
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A Fruitful Discussion
Halachic Musings By Rabbi Yair Hoffman There is a mitzvah in the Torah called P’ru u’R’vu—be fruitful and multiply. It is given twice in the Torah. Rashi explains that one appearance is to give mankind...
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New World Order
Governor Mike Pence and President-elect Donald Trump By Larry Gordon The U.S. intelligence agencies seem to be going with the story that has Russia’s Vladimir Putin playing a prominent role in our...
View ArticleTeach NYS Praises Cuomo’s Budget Proposal
Teach NYS, a project of the Orthodox Union, praised Governor Andrew Cuomo’s budget proposal for including increased funding for nonpublic schools. Teach NYS also urges the governor to go one step...
View ArticleSenator Phillips: Tax Money Should Not Be Used Against Israel
Senator Elaine Phillips (R-Manhasset) has introduced legislation to ensure that state tax dollars are not used to harm Israel and other American allies. The legislation would prohibit New York State...
View ArticleMeng Declines To Attend Trump Inauguration
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng has announced that she will not attend President-elect Trump’s inauguration on Friday. The congresswoman issued the following statement. “With just days before his inauguration, I...
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Kaminsky Honors YINW Volunteers
Senator Todd Kaminsky; Jordan Hiller; Steven Hilsenrath, president of YINW;Rabbi Yehuda Septimus; Alex Libkind; and Scott Taub On Monday this week, Senator Todd Kaminsky attended the Young Israel of...
View ArticleKaminsky Sponsors Clean-Water Legislation
On Tuesday this week, State Senator Todd Kaminsky, the Ranking Member of the Environmental Conservation Committee, filed legislation, S2683, that will require the Commissioner of the New York State...
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Food Trends
Candy cake Kiss The Kosher Cook By Malkie Hirsch Ever get invited out to someone’s home for a Shabbos and marvel at how different their menu items are from your typical Shabbos fare? This is one of my...
View ArticleOpen O’ers And The Siddur
Halachic Musings By Rabbi Yair Hoffman The prayer for the secular government has its origins in Sefer Yirmiyahu (29:7): “Seek the welfare of the city . . . and pray to Hashem on its behalf.” It also...
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Kugel At The Kotel
By Larry Gordon We are in Miami Beach this week celebrating the engagement of our son Nison to Shayna Stern, a wonderful young lady, the daughter of Orly and Jeff Stern, longtime residents of South...
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The Dawn Of Hope
Donald Trump By Bruce Abramson & Jeff Ballabon Eight long years ago, tens of millions of Americans fell in love with a calm, cool, confident young candidate who promised “hope and change.” This...
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Lacking Grace
Congressman John Lewis By Larry Gordon Americans love and support Israel. But because the media essentially refuses to communicate that story effectively, we are left with the opposite impression....
View ArticleOU Applauds Senator Tim Scott For School-Choice Legislation
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, applauds Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) for introducing the Creating Hope and Opportunity...
View ArticleKaminsky Votes To Provide Tax Relief For Seniors
State Senator Todd Kaminsky helped pass legislation that will allow Nassau County to provide tax relief for thousands of seniors. The bill, S3142, will allow the county legislature to reinstate a...
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