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Allen S. Maller

Jan 12, 2019, 7:54 PM

How Etrog became goody fruit of trees

The important role of the Jewish religion in the widespread adoption of citrus fruit by early Mediterranean societies has been discovered by genetic detective work at the John Innes Centre; as a result of an investigation into an acid-less...

Jan 9, 2019, 6:02 AM

Wearing Jewface: The Far-Left’s New Tactic

I contributed much of the research for the Tablet article that exposed Julia Salazar as an imposter, and by imposter I mean pretending to be Jewish, pretending to be an immigrant, and pretending to have grown up poor. My...

Sharona Margolin Halickman

Nov 9, 2018, 6:04 AM

The smell of Eden

Dov Halickman

In Parshat Toldot (Breisheet 27:15), Rivka dresses Yaakov in Esav’s garments in order to make sure that Yaakov receives the better blessing: “Rivka took the garments of Esav, her elder son, that were coveted (hachamudot), that were in her...

Michael S. Diamond

Oct 17, 2018, 7:40 AM

Strange Intermezzo: the Eighth Day of the Week

Getting distance. That’s what it was going to take. Ram Nissan had hoped that through all the festivities, through all the poking at history, the immersion in liturgy and generally coming unstuck in time, he’d hoped he’d finally get...

Oct 12, 2018, 1:47 PM

The Board must stop treating anti-occupation activists with disdain

Na'amod activists outside the Board of Deputies offices protesting against their response to Israel's impending demolition of Khan al-Ahmar.

Did you hear the joke about the Jewish communal organisation who felt so intimidated by a group of young Jews building a Sukkah they decided to call the police? Let me explain.. A few weeks ago, a group of Na’amod activists...

Joseph C. Kaplan

Oct 12, 2018, 7:27 AM

One Step at a Time

Ain’t TeaneckShuls (TS) grand! In the midst of a major decluttering project, we came across a new printer in an unopened box that we had received as a premium when we bought a computer a few years ago. Since I recently...

Oct 9, 2018, 11:38 PM

A ‘Fallen Sukkah’ Raised Anew

Yes, Sukkot is over, but Rabbi David Bashevkin drew my attention to a beautiful comment that you can remember until next year. During the Grace After Meals on Sukkot, we recite the blessing asking God to rebuild the “fallen Sukkah...

Oct 9, 2018, 10:22 AM

Succot Adventures

Succot is probably Israel’s favorite Jewish holiday. Many Israelis take advantage of the reduced workweek and school vacation to go abroad. But even more use the time to travel throughout the country, attending the many festivals and entertainment activities....

Alexander I. Poltorak

Oct 8, 2018, 6:20 PM

Shabbat Bereshit – Past, Present, and Future

In the last post, Tishrei—Past, Present, and Future, we discussed how all Tishrei holidays – Rosh HaShanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, and Simchat Torah – are connected by the same thread of time and, more specifically, the unification of past, present,...

Oct 5, 2018, 9:52 AM

What Shemini Atzeret Teaches Us about Love

There is no other way to say it. When compared with all the other chagim, Shemini Atzeret is unusual. It commemorates no historical event and it marks no point in the agricultural cycle. So what are we supposed to...

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