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Richard Diamond

Jul 1, 2026, 8:14 PM

What the Torah’s Animal Laws Were Always Pointing Toward

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Here is a paradox that Jewish tradition has lived with for centuries without fully confronting it. The Torah mandated animal sacrifice as the center of Israelite religious life for a thousand years. An entire tribe — the Levites — existed...

Jun 26, 2026, 6:52 PM

Treasure Trove: Pin the Pickle on the Jewish People

From the Herzl and Zionism Collection of David Matlow, Toronto (www.herzlcollection.com). Photograph by David Matlow.

Over 100 million plastic pickle pins have been handed out by the H. J. Heinz company since they were first introduced as a marketing promotion at the World’s Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893. This particular pin was...

Jun 17, 2026, 5:53 AM

The Yidkins Diet

Pesach may be long over, but that old adage, "Matzah, 18 minutes on the lips, a lifetime on the hips," is still just as true. With Summer almost upon us, it can only mean one thing: We all need...

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...

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