The Kosher Bookworm
By Alan Jay Gerber
Issue of June 11, 2010/ 29 Sivan 5770 100 years ago this month Congregation Shaaray Tefilla was founded in Far Rockaway.
Now located in the village …
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6/9/10
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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, …
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6/3/10
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The Kosher Bookworm
by Alan Jay Gerber
Issue of May 28, 2010/ 15 Sivan 5770
Dr. Michael Wyschograd, one of America’s premier Jewish theologians, once described the tsadik as “the …
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5/26/10
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by Alan Jay Gerber
Issue of May 14, 2010/ 1 Sivan 5770 A holiday that celebrates the giving of the Ten Commandments surely deserves literary notice and this week’s essay will be devoted to …
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5/12/10
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The Kosher Bookworm
By Alan Jay Gerber
Issue of May 7, 2010/ 23 Iyar, 5770
With the annual observance of Yom Yerushalayim this Wednesday, May 12, this week’s essay will be a brief review …
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5/5/10
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The Kosher Bookworm
by Alan Jay Gerber
Issue of April 30, 2010/ 16 Iyar, 5770 With the warm weather of the spring season now upon us, walking tours of some of the most historic communities in …
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4/28/10
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The Kosher Bookworm
by Alan Jay Gerber
Issue of April 23, 2010/ 5 Iyar 5770 Aside from the popularity and fame of Jerusalem, no other biblical geographic name resonates more in the United …
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4/21/10
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by Alan Jay Gerber
Issue of April 18, 2010/ 2 Iyur, 5770
It stands proudly at the middle of the Chumash - the third of five volumes. It is the least historical; it is top-heavy with mitzvos …
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4/14/10
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The Kosher Bookworm
by Alan Jay Gerber
Issue of April 8, 2010/ 24 Nissan 5770
It is not everyday that we witness the utter defeat of tyranny. Nevertheless, next week we will commemorate …
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4/7/10
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The Kosher Bookworm
by Alan Jay Gerber
Issue of March 19, 2010/ 4 Nissan 5770
With Pesach less than two weeks away this essay will be devoted to briefly bringing to your attention …
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3/17/10
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