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Sept. 16, 2013

Mitch Albom: You're dead ---- good riddance!

Jonathan Tobin: Eliminate Israel and replace it with an Arab-majority nation?

Eryn Brown: Breakthrough renders stem cell debate over?

Mark Trumbull: Five years after the worst crisis since the 1930s, America has devised safeguards and changed the rules of Wall Street. But could the country really avoid another financial collapse?

Jewz in the Newz by Nate Bloom Emmy Time for MOTs; Oldies that will Make You Smile Again Released

The Kosher Gourmet by Joseph Erdos: This salad is an interplay of crunchy, crinkly, smooth, creamy and crispy

Sept. 13, 2013

Rabbi David Aaron: Yom Kippur: The Fast Track to Love and Forgiveness

Caroline B. Glick: Israel's Twenty Year Nightmare

Hillel Halkin: There was a plan: A real-life cloak and dagger tale that can finally be told

Kristen Chick: Across Egypt, piles of ash where church pews once stood

Jeff Strickler: Covet not sermons of thy online neighbor?

Morgan Housel The 20 smartest things Jeff Bezos has ever said

The Kosher Gourmet by Diane Rossen Worthington: A meaty pasta dish that treasures summer one last time

Sept. 11, 2013

Joshua Prager: In search of the man who broke my neck (MESMERIZING)

Jonathan Tobin: Oslo 20 Years Later: Lessons Learned?

Refoel Pride: Best seat in the house: A close-up look into a closed world during its holiest season

Morgan Housel: An open letter to everyone under age 30

Warren Richey Dear US lawyer: I'm overseas and need your help (and trust account)

The Kosher Gourmet by Shirley Corriher: A food scientist's 'formula' for extraordinarily soft, magnificently delicious dumplings and mouthwatering chicken

Sept. 9, 2013

Jeff Jacoby: Darwin's conundrum: Where does compassion come from?

Jonathan Tobin: Could the Oslo Fiasco Have Been Averted?

Mitchell Prothero: Historic Christian village seized by Syrian rebels, including al-Qaida jihadis

Mark Clayton: Only worry about 'boot on the ground'? Retaliation against America will likely be waged by multiple nations in cyberwar

Morgan Housel: 15 biases that make you do dumb things with your money

Shawn Boburg How one scientist hacked another scientist's brain

The Kosher Gourmet by Mario Batali: The famed chef's roasted mushrooms and Lambrusco secco, the perfect Taste of fall

Sept. 4, 2013

Rabbi Dr. Warren Goldstein: Rosh HaShana: The Birth of Freedom

Jonathan Tobin: Israel's defenders should be doing Obama's bidding on Syria, don't you know?

Nat Hentoff: Endless extermination of Christians: How much do we care?

Jonathan S. Landay:It's not only Americans who are befuddled by Obama's Syria policy

Daniel B. Wood: From chickens in every pot to iPads in every backpack?

Elizabeth Barber How one scientist hacked another scientist's brain

The Kosher Gourmet by Bill Daley: Sweetly cool for the new year: Festive desserts for a summery Rosh Hashana

August 30, 2013

Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski: Let's face it: Some lives are more valuable than others, right?

Caroline B. Glick: Bluster, bluff and backstabbing: Obama's bread and circuses

Truman Brody-Boyd:Security you can see in Israel

Morgan Housel: If this scares you, you shouldn't be investing

Michael Craig Miller, M.D. : Ask the Harvard Experts: Close relationships help you live longer --- and enjoy life more?

Jewz in the Newz by Nate Bloom James Franco Roasted on Comedy Central; Huge Number of Jewish Comedians Featured in NBC Special; Rosanna Arquette Marries a Mentch: Really a Mentch!

The Kosher Gourmet by Faith Durand: Sweet Potato Hash with Caramelized Onions, Sausage and Eggs, a make-ahead brunch

August 28, 2013

Nat Hentoff: WHERE ARE PROTESTS AGAINST MURDERS OF CHRISTIANS!?

Edmund Sanders: Israel says it won't stay on sidelines if Syria attacks

Stephen Whiteside, Ph.D.: Mayo Clinic Medical Edge: Parenting a child with anxiety

Sharon Palmer, R.D. Wheat: Friend or foe?

The Kosher Gourmet by Faye Levy: Chocolate triumphs in chilled desserts (5 Recipes!)

August 26, 2013

Jonathan Tobin: A Rabbi Who Can't Tell the Difference Between Iran and America

Harry Bruinius: Could Mrs. Anthony Weiner finally destroy the political career that her hubby, try as he might, couldn't?

Maura Dolan: Atheist parolee sent back to prison must be compensated, court rules

Abby Olena: Fruit juices and smoothies: Dangerous for your health?

Melissa Healy: New studies offer insights to identifying early-onset dementia

The Kosher Gourmet by Bev Bennett: This delightful pear and chicken salad mixes a symphony of tastes, spices with crunch

David Zucchino: This man wants to be the Navy's first humanist chaplain

August 23, 2013

Howard LaFranchi: Crisis in Egypt: US seeks to preserve influence. Is there any left?

Melissa Healy: Unavoidable mineral may be playing key role in spreading Alzheimer's

Susan King: The sad life of a funnyman

Ellen Jean Hirst: State agency's website offers Klingon translation

The Kosher Gourmet by Betty Rosbottom: Creamy linguine with zucchini, garlic and capers provides flavor punch as well as verdant splashes of color

August 23, 2013

Rabbi Benjamin Hecht : How to Know You're Right While Thinking You Could Be Wrong

Caroline B. Glick: Never since America's founding has the US appeared so untrustworthy, destructive, irrelevant and impotent

Edmund Sanders Rise in 'academic doping' on campus

Diana West: When will the media notice that al-Jazeera America is the Muslim Brotherhood channel?

Morgan Housel: What I plan to do when the market crashes

Jewz in the Newz by Nate Bloom: Marty Glickman Documentary: Great Jewish Athlete/Sportscaster; Tony Bennett's Daughter Chooses Judaism; The Monaco Royal Family Circus

The Kosher Gourmet by Bob Townsend: Beyond cobbler: 4 Quick and easy desserts baked with a bounty of summer fruit
August 19, 2013

Kristen Chick: Christians confronting their own Kristalnacht-like attacks in Egypt

Colleen Wright Rise in 'academic doping' on campus

Mark Johnson : The end of diseases may no longer be science fiction

Evan Halper: Liberal California ruling-in explosion of food stamp requests

The Kosher Gourmet by Noelle Carter: This crispy French toast is to die for
August 16, 2013

Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb: Dangerous phrase, popular as it may be, contradicts everything we know about the human experience

Ben Kamisar All US nuclear reactors vulnerable to terrorism, probe finds

Christopher J. Gearon How to Find the Best Center for Assisted Living

Monte Morin: Prostate cancer tumors' aggressiveness may be inherently fixed

Geoffrey Mohan Typhoid Mary case may be cracked, a century later

Jewz in the Newz by Nate Bloom : Liev Schreiber Plays LBJ; Steve Jobs Bio-Pic; Dr. Evil's Son Gets Mean; Pressel Plays Golf for the United States

The Kosher Gourmet by Marialisa Calta: Rethinking the taco: Portobello and zucchini; beans-and-greens with goat cheese

August 14, 2013

Christa Case Bryant: Jihadis dig in as Egypt cracks down on terrorist sandbox in Sinai

Ali Watkins: Senate intelligence panel could seek to declassify documents; it just doesn't
Veronica Chufo Faith communities come up with alternative to health insurance
Melinda Wenner Moyer: Food can affect your behavior --- even when you just look at it

Juan Guarderas, M.D. Chocolate may help keep brain healthy, sharp in old age, study says

Melissa Healy : Be fruitful and . . . your kids will have healthier marriages

The Kosher Gourmet by Diane Rossen Worthington: This summer fruit crisp is a French twist on an American classic
August 12, 2013

David G. Savage: White House takes GOP side on potentially far-reaching church-state case

Hannah Allam and Adam Baron: New vision of al-Qaida rises from US Embassy closings
Dan Browning 'Informatics' helps doctors unlock medical mysteries in mounds of data
Morgan Housel: The three most important words in investing

Chocolate may help keep brain healthy, sharp in old age, study says

Mary MacVean: Yawning is how dogs show they love you

The Kosher Gourmet by Robert Rodriguez: Grilling brings out smoky sweetness in nectarines, peaches, grapes