It is my pleasure and honor to bring to your attention the recent publication of the fifth volume of “The Encyclopedia of the Taryag Mitzvoth” series focusing on those mitzvoth concerning all the major holiday observances. This review will center on observances germane to the Days of Awe, and Succos. more

It is with deep heartbreak that I write this obituary upon the untimely passing this week of one of our country’s greatest scholars of the Jewish book, and a longtime dear friend, Rabbi Dr. … more

The Kosher Bookworm by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of October 8, 2010/ 30 Tishrei 5771 By Alan Jay Gerber While not the first anthology on the parsha featuring both secular scholars and … more

With summer but a week away, we have a new siddur in the stores entitled, “The Koren Ani Tefilla Siddur: A Summer Camp Siddur and Chumash.” You don’t have to be attending a summer … more

Responding to a need of our generation, the “Concise Code of Jewish Law: A Guide to the Observance of Shabbat” is a modern and up-to-date work of halachah lema’aseh, presented … more

In “The Making of a Halachic Decision,” Rabbi Moshe Walter leads us through the route that has been traversed through the ages by our great halachic decisors. Using a simple … more

By Alan Jay Gerber Issue of June 4, 2010 / 22 Sivan 5770 No name in journalism is as emblematic of the profession itself as Joseph Pulitzer. This is not on account of talented reportage, … more

Perhaps it was Rabbi Shmuel Hain who said it best: “We can now fully appreciate the unique theme of the days between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur and how they function as a bridge between the two. more

In last week’s essay I discussed a wonderful new book, “Spark Ignited” (Menorah Books) that describes the spiritual journey taken by two women that culminated in their conversion to … more

By Alan Jay Gerber Issue of May 1, 2009 / 7 Iyar 5769 There is almost never a day when the State of  Israel does not draw some attention somewhere in the world. This has become the norm. … more