Following a Passion for Sports to IsraelIn Israel, a new five month scholarship program being offered to young aspiring athletes – one of them could be you.
Chanukah – Fighting Spiritual Cancer
Posted on: December 13th, 2006
Sections → MagazineThis past week I took time out from my daily activities to have a medical checkup - something I highly recommend.
Posted on: November 29th, 2006
Sections → MagazineThis past week, millions of Americans took advantage of the Thanksgiving holiday to pick themselves up and, alone or with family, get into a car, bus, train or airplane to visit relatives or friends or have a mini-vacation.
Posted on: November 15th, 2006
Sections → MagazineIt was one of those cold, rain-soaked evenings - the kind that make you look forward to a hot drink, a good book and a soft couch to curl up on.
Posted on: November 1st, 2006
Sections → MagazineThe question that is on many people's mind these days is why the organizers of the international "Pride Parade" chose the holy city of Jerusalem as the venue for their exhibition.
Posted on: October 18th, 2006
Sections → MagazineThis summer there was a big hue and cry over the anti-Jewish rants uttered by a very drunk Mel Gibson after he was stopped by police for driving like a ...drunk - out of control, with an inability to think and judge clearly.
Helping Yourself Get Inscribed In The Book Of Life
Posted on: September 20th, 2006
Sections → MagazineThe Days of Awe are quickly approaching, a time that we focus on what the future will hold for our families and us.
Posted on: September 6th, 2006
Sections → MagazineI recently received an e-mail from a woman who, based on her skillful command of English, is surely a North American living in Israel.
Posted on: August 23rd, 2006
Sections → MagazineIn memory of the chayalim of the IDF whose lives were prematurely snuffed out when they still had so much living to do.
Hating the Wrong Son Of Abraham
Posted on: August 9th, 2006
Sections → MagazineThis past Sunday in Iraq a suicide bomber blew himself in the midst of mourners at a funeral, killing at least 10 people and injuring at least 18.
A Gift From Tattie – A True Story
Posted on: July 26th, 2006
Sections → MagazineSome may say that certain unlikely events and their timing are a matter coincidence, but we who believe that Hashem is the Eternal Mastermind of the Universe - know better.
The Shidduch Battlefield (Conclusion)
Posted on: July 5th, 2006
Sections → MagazineIn my previous column I wrote how apprehension has replaced anticipation when a son or daughter enters the shidduch parsha.
The Shidduch Battlefield (Part I)
Posted on: June 21st, 2006
Sections → MagazineWhen I was a camper way back in the previous century, there was a game we would play called "Capture the Flag".
Learning The Hard Way (Conclusion)
Posted on: June 7th, 2006
Sections → MagazineIf you do not like the system, then do not perpetuate it!
Learning The Hard Way (Part II)
Posted on: May 24th, 2006
Sections → MagazineI am still getting calls and e-mails from mothers and grandmothers with girls for "Avi" (a non-New Yorker), the ben Torah "earner" who was having trouble finding girls in his community willing to go out with him because he was not learning full time.
Learning The Hard Way (Part I)
Posted on: May 10th, 2006
Sections → MagazineIn my previous column I wrote about an ehrlich young man (who does not live in New York) who was a college educated earner with an excellent income (his wife won't have to work if she so chooses) who learned in his spare time but was having a hard time getting an in-town shidduch because most of the girls wanted full-time learners.
‘If My Son Is Treif So Is His Money’
Posted on: April 26th, 2006
Sections → MagazineA few days ago, while out of town, I connected with an old friend.
Posted on: April 12th, 2006
Sections → MagazineAs we recite the Haggadah during the seder, we are introduced to the "Four Sons."
Posted on: March 29th, 2006
Sections → MagazineMy little boy messed up the wall, But what he did didn't make me mad at all,
Single In Shushan City (A Purim Spiel)
Posted on: March 15th, 2006
Sections → Magazine"Another day another dinar," sighed Esther as she prepared her daily infusion of Turkish coffee before leaving for her job as an assistant editor at her Uncle Mordy's business, Megillah Publishing.
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