Roʾsh Ha-Shanah and Yom Kippur
ROʾSH HA-SHANAH AND YOM KIPPUR, holy days prominent in the Jewish religious calendar, mark the beginning of the new year and set off the special period tra...
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With the lyrics "simple things, lovely simple things" being sung in the background, Tracy Reese turned out a spring collection Friday that was simple and lovely.The clothes were easy to wear, and t...
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Hey Viggo, Vat’s Dat? Canadian director David Cronenberg—who has truly made some cuckoo movies in the past (Naked Lunch, Crash, Spider)—makes an appearance after a screening of Ea...
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Dinner was over by the time the party's honored guest showed up at the table. She didn't speak a word. And she left in the rabbi's arms.The visitor to this family home was no lady. It was a torah.M...
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Today is Wednesday, Sept. 15, the 259th day of 2004. There are 107 days left in the year. The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, begins at sunset.Today's Highlight in History:On Sept. 15, 1963, four b...
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Who is Noach Dear?
If you read his mailer, which carries statements from Dov Hikind and Marty Markowitz, he is the most qualified civil court candidate on the ballot in Brooklyn tomorrow.
By at le...
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Today is Wednesday, Sept. 12, the 255th day of 2007. There are 110 days left in the year. The Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset.Today's Highlight in History:On Sept. 12, 1609, English e...
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On the sun-dappled streets of Prague's Jewish Quarter, undercover officers mingle with the crowds, and police commandos clad in body armor and ammunition belts size up tourists with a steely s...
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GABRIELLE: Saturday.
I wake up feeling sick today, nauseous and tired. I dry heave off the side of the bed uncontrollably. Todd rouses, "You OK?"
"I'm fine, just need to eat." I scamper to the ...
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It'll be spring before you know it _ and maybe even before the calendar does _ if fashion designers have anything to say about it.Responding to enthusiasm for seasonless shopping, many designers wh...
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