To the Editor: Rabbi Avi Billet’s column of October 12, 2012, “The Crouching Sin,” is one of the most courageous and meaningful columns I have seen in a long time. more

Issue of May 22, 2009 / 28 Iyar 5769 Journalistic integrity To the Editor, Kudos to Mayer Fertig for “The Price You Pay” (Publisher’s Note; May 15, 2009). I’ve been admiring from … more

Nothing but a red herring To the Editor: I’m glad the other rabbis are not being koi ( Rabbis fish for ban on salmon ; Feb. 29, 2010). This is nothing but a red herring, and I’m glad … more

Issue of August 28, 2009 / 8 Elul 5769 Less secular education is the answer To the Editor: The article says, “It used to be called Talmud Torah,” he said, referring to the … more

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Don’t fight Jewish students’ battles To the Editor: Neither Kenneth Ryesky’s letter nor Bayla Brenner’s article addressed the substance of the Brooklyn College controversy or offered any meaningful solution to the issue of BDS on campus. more

Issue of August 1, 2008 Missing the point To the Editor: Rivi Schiffer wrote an interesting letter to the editor ( On being machmir; July 25, 2008 ) in response to an In My View article … more

Issue of July 2, 2010/ 20 Tammuz, 5770 Distorting McCarthy To the Editor: Representative Carolyn McCarthy has clarified her position on the flotilla. Howard Kopel is still playing … more

Issue of March 12, 2010/ 26 Adar 5770 Rabba represents potential schism To the Editor: This past week in the article, “Past the edge of Orthodoxy?” (March 5, 2010), I was misquoted … more

The pride evinced by Dr. David Golinkin about the legacy of his father, Rabbi Noah Golinkin, should serve as a model for all of us who cherish the roles that our parents and grandparents played in … more