The Kosher Bookworm by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of March 12, 2010/ 26 Adar 5770 As we come upon the shloshim (30 days) of the passing of Rabbi Dr. Bernard Lander, I would like to bring to your … more

The Kosher Bookworm by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of February 26, 2010/ 12 Adar 5770 The signature ritual of Purim is the reading of the Book of Esther that details the events that led to the … more

The Kosher Bookworm By Alan Jay Gerber Issue of February 19, 2010/ 6 Adar 5770 With the joyous holiday of Purim just one short week away, our annual commemoration of the events described in … more

The Kosher Bookworm By Alan Jay Gerber Issue of February 12, 2010/ 28 Shvat 5770 There is no shortage of topical Jewish articles on various subjects; high-quality articles are another story. … more

Kosher Bookworm By Alan Jay Gerber February 5, 2010/ 21 Shvat 5770 I had always assumed that learning long and hard was a virtue, and that looking for the short and easy way out was a … more

The Kosher Bookworm by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of January 29, 2010/ 14 Shvat 5770 At over 1,000 pages, “A Lethal Obsession: Anti-Semitism from Antiquity to the Global Jihad” [Random … more

The Kosher Bookworm by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of January 22, 2010/ 7 Shvat 5770 As in past years, a number of high quality new commentaries and translations are newly available on the Book of … more

The Kosher Bookworm by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of January 15, 2010/ 29 Tevet 5770 Last Wednesday, January 6th was the 806th yahrtzeit of the Rambam [Maimonides]. Some scholarly … more

A review of “1492: The Year the World Began” by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of January 1, 2010/ 15 Tevet 5770 It is not unusual for a book’s title to include a year. 1776 and 1912 are … more

A review of relevant literature for the Fast of the Tenth of Tevet Reviewed by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of Dec. 25, 2009 / 8 Tevet 5770 According to several essays that I recently read by the … more