by R. Gil Student I. Have a Good Year Many people greet each other on Rosh Hashanah with blessings for a good year, “Shanah tovah.” Rav Ya’akov Ben Asher, the 14th century German-Spanish author of the Tur, quotes an Ashkenazic custom to greet people on Rosh Hashanah with the phrase “Tikaseiv be-shanah tovah, may you be written in a good ...

• R Y Motzen – The Real Shidduch Crisis • On the end of the phenomenon of kosher delis open on Shabbos, blaming it on Orthodox chumros rather than assimilation of the non-Orthodox – How a religious revival fed the demise of the Midtown kosher deli • R Y Hoffman – American-Like Chinuch Emerges in Eretz Yisroel • R M Taragin – Actually, ...

• Israel’s chief Rabbi defends Christians amid attacks on Stella Maris • Stem cells taken from eggs – In first, leading kosher authority Orthodox Union certifies lab-grown meat • New Atheism Is Dead. What’s the New New Atheism?

• Shaking my head at the lack of understanding in the original suggestion to which this article responds – Must Jews ‘repent’ for voting for Trump? • In divisive times, Jewish leaders mostly optimistic as High Holidays approach • On the importance of asking for forgiveness – You Asked for It • Incredible growth in England – 40,000 pupils predicted to ...

by R. Daniel Mann Question: As a lawyer, it is clear to me that a client who wins a court case should recite Shehecheyanu, and one who loses should recite Dayan Ha’emet. After all, a court victory is truly good news and involves much more money than a suit! Am I correct? Answer: There are different types of triggers for ...

• J Bleich and M Angel – RESPONSE: Sea Change and Seeing Change • E Melamed – Community Rabbis without charge, and decent salaries for teachers • Ishay Ribo’s Heartfelt Madison Square Garden Debut Makes History

• This is how Brandeis Hebrew Academy reduced its tuition charges • R J Muskat – Gap year students and their mental health • Why the Haredim are going out to work • Yeshiva student returns money after bank makes mistake

by R. Gil Student Book darts are bookmarkers that hold your spot in a book. They can be used to mark the page or even the specific line on a page for your future reference. Are you allowed to use them on Shabbos? In order to research this subject, I purchased the elegant “18forty: I Read This Over Shabbos” branded ...

• R M Taragin – Crimes Committed in Secret • Eida Haharedit condemns synagogue that honored woman with ‘Gelilah’

• Eye-opening OU study a guide to step up support for single community members • The secret archive of the Iraqi Jews • A new guidebook to the Bronx reveals the borough’s Jewish history • Rabbi Jonathan Sack’s avatar is teaching Israeli students in Hebrew