Opinion
Snowbliss
Tehilla R. GoldbergDec 25, 2008
Here in New York, we just got that first gentle snowfall of the season. And I was elated. As always, standing by the windowsill I took great pleasure in parting...
Chanukah: A time to bring light into the world
Amy LedermanDec 25, 2008
Chanukah is a holiday with many names. Some call it the Festival of Lights, while others refer to it as the Feast of Rededication or the Holiday of Miracles. To...
Happy Chanukah!
Rocky Mountain JewDec 21, 2008
We realize that Judaism follows the lunar calendar; nevertheless, we’re glad that we too have a holiday as the secular year is winding down. It’s amazing...
Another Wall St denizen bites the dust
Rocky Mountain JewDec 18, 2008
Have you all heard the pun being bandied around? “He’s made off with our money.” It’s clever, and it could be funny were the situation not so...
Minorities should express shame, too
Dennis PragerDec 18, 2008
Jewish Pride. Black pride. Hispanic Pride. Multiculturalism. Ethnic pride. Minority rights vs. tyranny of the majority. For a generation, America has been awash in...
Chanukah beloved
Tehilla R. GoldbergDec 18, 2008
Chanukah beloved chaviva hi ad meod (Maimonides). Ill come clean right at the outset: I love Christmas time in New York. Im a total sucker for the whole...
Megadonors and foundations cannot replace federations
IJN Editorial StaffDec 18, 2008
Do you want a list of the problems with federations? Since we have been critical of their dereliction on intensive Jewish education for years, we can provide one. But it...
Martin Small, 1916-2008
IJN Editorial StaffDec 18, 2008
In infinitely cruel ways, Martin Smalls life was defined by the Holocaust. In 1942, when Poles murdered 3,500 Jews in Molczadz, Poland, he lost 84 family members,...
The rumor is, Rabbi Brander breathes
Hillel GoldbergDec 12, 2008
I dont know how Rabbi Kenneth Brander breathes. Judge for yourself. He told me the things hes got going, and I thought he was giving me an annual event calendar....
Ultimately, they cannot be together
Tehilla R. GoldbergDec 12, 2008
When I was in my early twenties I gashed my forehead on a Friday night and ended up in the emergency room on the Friday night of a Thanksgiving weekend. […]
