• R J Muskat – Can I buy plain, brewed hot coffee at Starbucks? • An attempt to explain the Talmud to outsiders – L Liebovitz – Jewish Masterpiece: The Talmud • R M Taragin – Keep It Simple • The authors convincingly argue that ALL electric shavers are permissible – Electric Shavers and Halachic Haircuts • Of course it’s a problem – ...

• Internal debate within the Conservative movement – Women witnesses for Jewish divorce: A major misstep • California Jewish families fight for equal rights in education of disabled children • Agudath Israel Applauds New Jersey Supreme Court Decision Protecting Rights of Religious Schools • A Chabad approach – The Jewish Case for Prison Reform • The Mysterious Glossary of Maimonides

• Ruins of one of the world’s oldest synagogues found in Russia • Who Created the Old City’s Four Quarters And Why It Matters • D Fischer – Judea-Samaria Is forever, but Modern Orthodoxy in America Is not

• 25 years later – The Sea Change in American Orthodoxy • Sounds like YU administration is headed in the right direction – Yeshiva University’s legal battle imperils LGBTQ+ students • J Pollard – IDF must react to religious discrimination and slander • E Kontorovich – Israeli Settlements Are Not Illegal • Y Rosenberg – How to Use Social Media Without It Using You

by R. Gil Student I. Forbidden Images With Barbie in the news, it is an opportunity to discuss the halakhic implications of Barbie dolls. From the perspective of hashkafah, there is much to discuss about the unrealistic body dimensions of Barbie dolls and their impact on the thinking of young girls and boys. Setting all that aside, the Torah might ...

• Should We Be Asking More Halachic Questions of Our Rabbis? • Enrollment Trends in New York Jewish Schools, 2000-2021 • OU Kosher CEO Rabbi Menachem Genack builds bridges with Israeli leaders

The Soul of Parenting: Timeless wisdom for raising today’s children by Slovie Jungres-Wolff (Mosaica) To Seek His Presence by Joseph Haddad (Mosaica) Couples in Crisis: Introducing Cable Therapy by Moishe Herskowitz (Mosaica)

• Buses To Run In Yerushalayim – On Shabbos • ‘Shabbat bus’ to renew operations in Ashdod • Border Police to launch haredi-only unit as West Bank tensions heat up

• A Schick – New York’s New Untouchables • R T Sinensky – Reading Rabbi Jonathan Sacks • A Solution to Israel’s Woes? A Judaism of Yes • Should roast pork-flavored potato chips get kosher certification?

Covenant & Conversation: Family Edition by R. Jonathan Sacks (Maggid) Inside-Outside Parenting: Understanding your child’s needs, nature, and personality by Dr. Shalom Augenbaum (Mosaica) Living in the Land: Firsthand accounts from Bnei Torah and their families by Yoel Berman (Mosaica) Living Beautifully: How to bring meaning, joy, and love into your life bases on the timeless wisdom of Pirkei Avos ...