June 24, 2016

Jewish dad takes out full-page newspaper ad seeking wife for middle-aged son

Baron Brooks was unaware of the ad, which he called "embarrassing," but is allowing his ailing father to go ahead with interviewing potential wives.

By Julie Wiener June 24, 2016 11:15 am

$400 million gift to BGU is thought to be largest-ever to an Israeli university

The gift, from a couple who made their fortune investing with Warren Buffett, is expected to more than double the size of the current university endowment.

June 24, 2016 10:46 am

Lubavitch rabbis issue edict against modern Orthodox eruv in Crown Heights

The dispute over the symbolic Shabbat demarcation, which serves a Modern Orthodox community, reflects demographic changes in the Brooklyn neighborhood.

June 24, 2016 10:04 am