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Jun 3, 2026, 1:38 PM

Kosher-certified draft dodgers

Why do the draft-dodgers in this new Ayin Tova Cartoon proudly display kosher certifications? It is as if being an IDF draft evader has become a new type of identity, and wearing that is like a badge of honor! There...

Andy Blumenthal

May 31, 2026, 8:06 AM

Mamdani’s Enablers

We saw a disturbing display of political theater at Gracie Mansion recently. A crowd of progressive Jewish New Yorkers packed a Pre-Shavuot reception hosted by Mayor Zohran Mamdani. They smiled for photos and ate cheesecake, completely ignoring the mayor’s...

May 20, 2026, 3:48 PM

Shavuot, Meat, and Moral Responsibility

Shavuot is upon us: the opportunity to relive the giving of the Torah, recommit to fulfilling its precious laws, and indulge in blintzes and cheesecake. The dairy foods of Shavuot are often treated as a charming custom – an added...

May 5, 2026, 12:32 AM

Kosher Disunity

According to Rabbi Ezra Friedman of the Jacobs Center for Kashrut Education there are a number of factors which interfere with the smooth running of the kosher food enterprise in Israel. It begins with the fact that there are two...

Clifford Rieders

Apr 30, 2026, 9:53 PM

Kosher Mishegas

Anybody who has ever tried to make a kosher banquet knows the challenges and joys that only a kosher lifestyle can encompass. The Rieders Foundation decided to sponsor an Israel Bonds Banquet in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Banquet for 40 years...

Alexander Seinfeld

Apr 17, 2026, 7:41 PM

How To Make the Best Bourbon?

Outside of the boutique world of whisky connoisseurship, it takes a minor miracle for a bottle of bourbon to make the mainstream media. Forbes readers saw the headline, "World's Best Bourbon Costs Only $40." For a business audience, as for a...

Apr 16, 2026, 9:59 PM

A Promise Kept: My Grandmother’s Burial and the Values of Shavuot

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Five years before my grandmother left this world, I attended a fundraiser at a local synagogue. The goal of the evening was to support a meaningful Jewish cause, one that provides food to hundreds of needy, elderly, isolated, and...

Andy Blumenthal

Apr 12, 2026, 7:30 AM

Holy Math: Why the Number 8 Changes Everything

Rarely does the synagogue calendar align with such poetic precision. This past Shabbat, our congregation witnessed a Brit Milah (circumcision) during the morning service—a ceremony many of us realized we hadn’t seen performed on the Sabbath in years. The event...

Mordechai Silverstein

Apr 9, 2026, 10:04 PM

Don’t Be a Pig

In Parshat Shemini, the rudiments of the laws of kashrut, the Jewish dietary system, are introduced, particularly the animals that are off limits. The Torah outlines several basic rules governing which animals may be eaten and which may not:...

Allen S. Maller

Feb 10, 2026, 11:43 AM

Why Billions of People Around the World Do Not Eat Pork

A Hadith states; “There are Muslims who fast and get nothing from their fast except hunger, and there are those who pray and get nothing from their prayer but a sleepless night.” Prophet Muhammad. Millions of people spend billions of...

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