Opinion: Following Ted, not Steve

By David Suissa
Published on October 26, 2011

With the passing of Apple founder Steve Jobs, master creator of the iPod, iMac, iPhone and iPad, many people are now wondering: Which future brilliant gizmo will be buried with Jobs that we’ll never get to see?

How to save on wedding costs without sacrificing

Published on December 12, 2008

Most brides want beauty and romance during their wedding -- an expression of their love in the form of a grandiose ceremony. But for many couples, a lavish wedding would require a major financial sacrifice at time when few can afford to do so.

Gifts for Grads That Will Make the Grade

By Emily Pauker
Published on June 9, 2005

Gifts for Grads That Will Make the Grade

Failed Joshua Venture’s Serious Failings

By Gary Wexler
Published on April 14, 2005

Now that it has been "formally put to death and buried," as one of its grantees told me, I feel free to speak out about the Joshua Venture, a supposed breakthrough organization, subsidizing the ideas of nonprofit professionals who will be leading the next generation of Jewish life.

Habitat Help

By Abby Gilad
Published on September 30, 2004

On Sukkot we build outdoor huts. We live in them for only seven days and then we go back into our warm, sturdy houses. But there are many people out there without a home.

Say Hello to a Sane ‘Goodbye’ Brunch

By Beverly Levitt
Published on July 8, 2004

The wedding was beautiful. Everything went off without a hitch. Now it's time for the farewell finale -- the "Goodbye, it's been great to see you, thanks so much for coming" Sunday brunch.

Your mishpacha may have traveled from around the world to attend this wedding, and because it's rare that they're gathered all together for the entire weekend, it's your pleasure to send them off well fed.

Israeli Novel of Ideas Overpowers Story

By Donna Rifkind
Published on January 1, 2004

Can a work of fiction be important without being successful? If so, it would look pretty much like "Foiglman," by the distinguished Israeli author, Aharon Megged.

"Foiglman" was originally published in Israel in 1988 and is being issued here for the first time in English by Toby Press, a Connecticut-based firm with an active editorial office in Jerusalem that has been busily acquiring backlists of leading Israeli writers.

Megged's book is a novel of ideas in which ideas completely overpower the novel itself.

Eight Crazy Delights

By Michael Aushenker
Published on November 21, 2002