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I wrote this comment to our friend, Tom Morrissey, to recommend Mordecai Richler‘s books. This link takes you to another called “Mourning Mordecai Richler” which is a fine video...

Somebody had the idiotic idea that if they put up rocket-repelling walls, particularly on walls of public buildings such as schools, somehow the people of Sderot will feel better about the endless...

Rabbi Studly: Shrimp is treiff, but hot congregants aren’t. Oy!! A story of love and shrimp, a nun and a rabbi, a jilted wife and, well, fodder for gossips. Rabbi Ephraim Rubinger, 62, recently...

Eliyahu Pinchas Asheri was the oldest of five children. He lived in the settlement of Itamar with his family and apparently was a shy, introspective teenager. He disappeared several days ago and...

Our very own Esther has a partner on Jdaters Anonymous, Annabel Lee. Annabel has been writing a blog for a while describing the life of a young single Jewish woman who is observant and dedicated to...

I know, I know, this has nothing to do with Judaism. Sometimes, though, it’s important to know what other cultures are thinking.

Reuven Rubin, 1893-1974; On the Road to Tiberias, 1926 A Reuven Rubin painting sells for $287,000 at auction (not the painting above). Works of masters like Maurice Gottlieb, Abel Pan, Moise Kisling...

Seriously, these people should be a first priority for targeting right now. You’ll note how the “brave” terrorists intend to go after after civilians. A spokesman for the Popular...