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Since Gilad Shalit was abducted by the Palestinians who attacked the Kerem Shalom outpost, killing two of his tank-mates and injuring others, Gilad’s father, Noam, has been available to the...

Well, the Federation has some different ideas, such as simply not engaging the proselytizer other than to say that you are happy with your Judaism. They are pros, so I would not question their advice...

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...