Have your questions answered by Rabbi Backman in the next issue! From the Editors It has been a great year, but soon it will be time to depart. I have learned a lot working on the paper and have made some good friends. Some of those friends, including two of our editors, are graduating and while they will be missed, I wish them luck. read more OPINION Stamm v. Stamm: A Stamm departs as another prepares to come home Backman's Corner: Ask the Rabbi Chanan Weissman: A non-tribute tribute to Zev FUN Kosher Korner: Kosher bakeries reviewed View This Month's Word Search Word Search Solution

Israeli Ambassador to the United States Daniel Ayalon spoke one-on-one with students at Hillel after his lecture at the Union. PHOTO BY GABRIELLE STAMM

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