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Souvlaki And Security

by Steve Lipman Staff Writer To open a kosher restaurant, you have to lease the space, order food, buy pots and pans, train chefs in the laws of kashrut and hire a mashgiach. In Athens on the eve of...

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The Forgotten Olympians

by Steve Lipman
 Staff Writer In Olympic years, some People of the Book become people of the backstroke, the clean-and-jerk, and the high hurdles. The Games, Summer and Winter, serve as a showcase for...

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Profiling The Players

by Steve Lipman
 Staff Writer Many profiles of prominent athletes feature their “p.r.” That stands for personal record, the competitor’s best-ever performance in his or her sport, not for personal...

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Sailing Into History

by Steve Lipman Staff Writer They finally played “Hatikvah” at the Olympics. Israel, which spent 40 years in the athletic desert, winning no medals from the country’s first appearance in the Summer...

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Portrait Of An Accused Jewish Terrorist As A Young Man

Elli Fischer Special to the Jewish Week American-born settler Jack Tytell is charged with multiple murders and hate crimes. A look into his upbringing in the U.S. reveals some surprises.His fellow...

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Only The Memories Are Golden

Steve Lipman Staff Writer Israel is still in the bronze age. A largely unsuccessful week and a half for Israel’s athletes in the Beijing Olympics, marked by several near-medal performances, improved...

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From Overseas, With Dreams

Steve Lipman Staff Writer Israel, which has won only six Olympic medals ever — its first gold, in sailing, came at Athens in 2004 — is sending 41 athletes to the Beijing Games, which open Aug. 8....

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From Overseas, With Dreams

Steve Lipman Staff Writer Israel, which has won only six Olympic medals ever — its first gold, in sailing, came at Athens in 2004 — is sending 41 athletes to the Beijing Games, which open Aug. 8....

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From Overseas, With Dreams

by Steve Lipman Staff Writer Israel, which has won only six Olympic medals ever — its first gold, in sailing, came at Athens in 2004 — is sending 41 athletes to the Beijing Games, which open Aug. 8....

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April 11, 1944 and April 11, 2010

Sixty-five years after the Holocaust, and Yom Hashoah -- April 11 -- remains, appropriately, a day that the Jewish community can't figure out how to observe. And rightly so. Most holy days are actually...

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