What’s in a name? Lots. So much depends upon the collection of letters that you append to a child for the rest of his or her life. Every person has a name that his parents give to him...
Author - Esther Kustanowitz
Apocalypse Watch: Britney to Author Kabbalah Book
That’s it. I’ve had it. I’m reclaiming my position as official poster on the celebrity Kabbalah beat. This throne is mine, I tell you, mine! [Insert evil laugh here.] Well, the...
Technology Rules! Gleaming the Rabbi-Cam
Friday morning, I logged on to Yahoo Messenger and instantly got a webcam invite from Beach Hillel’s famous Rabbi Yonah Bookstein, one of the masterminds behind the Jewlicious @ the Beach...
Tenth Anniversary: The Assassination of Yitzchak Rabin
For me, in my apartment on the Upper West Side, it was still Shabbat when the phone rang. Hearts skipped beats, and we all jumped a little bit. In an apartment wherein everyone was observing Shabbat...
Jewish Theological Seminary: The Sitcom
That’s right. It’s being considered. By NBC. According to the Forward (although we thank Miriam for her diligent reportage of such stories), a TV series is being developed that features...
Tashlich Reflections from Riverside Park
Down by the riverside on a clear, sunny, Rosh Hashanah afternoon, I see my opportunity. A pack of Jews ahead of me, and one behind me, meandering, wandering as is our national proclivity. And one...