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Rosh Hashanah celebrates the coronation of G-d as King of the universe. And having G-d as our King…

Education, Mark Twain once quipped, consists mainly in what we have unlearned. For a great many…

The philosopher Thomas Molnar states that at present, religion is accepted and even flourishes, but…

Rosh Hashanah, Day of Judgment, Book of Life and Death, flocks of sheep passing before the Creator…

Our lives do not follow a straight line. They turn and then turn again. This re-turn (known in…

The stock market hates uncertainty. This helps explain the wild gyrations of the markets, unable to…

A legal brief and a good story are two very different forms of writing. We have even coined a term…

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One must be “thankful” when the news coming out of Israel is the high price of cottage cheese.…

“Do not harden your heart and do not close your hand from your impoverished brother” (15:7). The…

Location, location, location are the central pillars of real estate. The same can be said for Jews…

As we have often noted economic decisions reflect moral choices. As the world economy slowly…

“And these are the journeys of the people of Israel” (33:1). The Torah lists over…

The sight of the CEO's of GM, Ford and Chrysler asking the Untied States Congress for 25 Billion…

Regardless of their personal piety (or lack thereof), Jewish law affirms that an almost superhuman…

The kashrut industry is about more than just food. In an industry where sales reach in the billions…