A review of “The Aryan Jesus: Christian Theologians and the Bible in Nazi Germany” by Dr. Susannah Heschel By Alan Jay Gerber Issue of December 18, 2009/ 1 Tevet 5770 The provocative … more

The Kosher Bookworm By Alan Jay Gerber Issue of December 11, 2009/ 24 Kislev 5770 A few months prior to the recent elections a book appeared titled, “Why Are Jews Liberals?” by … more

The Kosher Bookworm by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of December 4, 2009/ 17 Kislev 5770 This week I will focus upon literary works that deal with themes and personalities both Biblical and … more

The Kosher Bookworm By Alan Jay Gerber Issue of November 27 2009/ 10 Cheshvan 5770 A rebbe who does not speak Yiddish; a rebbe who speaks a fluent German; a rebbe who dresses in the … more

The Kosher Bookworm by Alan Jay Gerber Issue of November 20, 2009/ 3 Cheshvan 5770 This past Shabbat we read the Torah portion of Chayei Sarah, the parsha deals with the passing of our … more

The Kosher Bookworm By Alan Jay Gerber Issue of November 13 2009/ 26 Cheshvan 5770 The beginning of the 19th century witnessed many historical events that were to foreshadow much of the next … more

The Kosher Bookworm By Alan Jay Gerber Issue of October 30 2009/ 12 Cheshvan 5770 Just when I thought that all that had to be recorded on Sefer Bereishit was now safely behind us, along … more

Every year at this time our thoughts go back in time to an age of antiquity that beckons us to ponder the true meaning of what ”beginnings” are really all about. This is forced upon us by the … more

By Alan Jay Gerber Issue of October 16 2009/ 29 Tishrei 5770 With the songs and festivities of Simchas Torah still echoing in the background, Shabbos Bereishis is now upon us, and with the return … more

Just the name, the Netziv, HaRav Naftali Tzvi Yehudah Berlin zt”l, should give a shiver of awe and inspiration to any knowledgeable Jew. His life’s story, as reflected in “My Uncle The … more