In school they always told you “Don’t try to take the easy way out.” You have to work hard and not expect any free rides. In business it’s the same way, and the people who …
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Guest column by Rabbi Jonathan Gewirtz
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10/10/19
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With Yom Kippur just around the corner it is my honor to inform you of a new book authored by the prominent author, teacher and Israeli inspirational speaker Rabbanit Yemima Mizrachi, titled, …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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10/3/19
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With Rosh Hashana just a few days away the concepts dealing with Jewish spirituality become ever more the major focus of our faith and of its observance. A new book by Rabbi Yakov Nagen was recently …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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9/25/19
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In the three short years that Rabbi Daniel Glatstein has served the Five Towns, he has amassed a record of productive service to its spiritual needs. He is a rising star in the rabbinate and in …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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9/18/19
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With the recent publication of volume five of his commentary on the Torah, Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks, the former chief rabbi of the United Kingdom, has completed a landmark work
“I …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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9/11/19
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Perhaps one of the most nefarious myths of World War II was that Soviet leader Joseph Stalin liberated the Jews from the Nazi evil and ended the Holocaust.
I call this a myth because based …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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8/23/19
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A new work, “The Jews Should Keep Quiet,” details the relationship between President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, and the Holocaust. The author is the distinguished Shoah …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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9/5/19
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The year is 1970. Imagine yourself at age 17, experiencing an enjoyable summer in Israel with friends and family. You’re looking forward to going home to Trenton, New …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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8/14/19
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With the observance of Tisha B’ Av almost upon us, a new biography was recently published by ArtScroll entitled Faith Amid the Flames, the story of Holocaust survivor Reb Yosef Friedenson, …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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8/7/19
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Grenade! The very mention of the word can send shudders down the spine of even the most battle-hardened soldier. The instinct is to run.
But on the first of Av, during the 2006 war in Lebanon, …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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7/30/19
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