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Two Pestos’ cousin

HAVE I got a sandwich for you ?. . . It all began long ago in a galaxy far far away in King Soopers marketplace in Denver, Colorado. That is […]

Painful follow up

Has Tisha b’Av taught us nothing? Last week, in Tel Aviv, two people were killed in an attack on a gay community center. The homicide suspect: probably Jewish. On...

Tisha b’Av links to the…IJN

This past Thursday marked Tisha b’Av, the day where we mourn the destruction of both the first and second temples. The Talmud in Yoma tells us that while the First...

The president, the judge and the Torah student

A PRESIDENT of the US, we should reasonably assume, has a lot of friends. It should also be assumed that they receive no better or worse treatment from the government...

The larger scandal: thousands needlessly die because it’s illegal to buy and sell kidneys

Yes, we can think of several major, indeed severe, transgressions that are not the main issue in allegations out of the recent arrests in New Jersey: extorting a...

Add more stamps

Dear Tzviling, There’s something on my mind and I’m hoping you can help me. I imagine I’m not the only one in the same situation. I have a great job and […]

The broken shards

Many know the tale of what caused the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem since they were children. The destruction of the Temple came through Kamza and Bar Kamza in...

Riots in Jerusalem

The thought, and the sight, of Jews rioting in Jerusalem — not against Arabs, but against other Jews — hardly calms the mind. Whatever the cause, whatever the...

Gnominally speaking

A story that came our way this week — “Nazi-saluting gnomes being probed” — conjured images far stranger than we cared to contemplate, yet we felt compelled to do...

Walter Cronkite, 1916-2009

One day when Walter Cronkite was six years old, he tore down the bucolic streets of St. Joseph, Mo., clutching a copy of The Kansas City Star. The banner headline...