Josh Tapper

Although it now bears the signature of President Barack Obama, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act remains a source of consternation across party lines. For those still engaged in partisan politics in the ongoing health-care debate, there may be something to be gleaned from Jewish . . . . Continue Reading »

With its bulbous green domes pointing skyward and its highly articulated facade, Central Synagogue, on Lexington Avenue at 55th Street, is a marvel of Moorish Revival architecture. Constructed in 1872 in tribute to Budapest’s Dohány Street Synagogue, Central Synagogue is now considered to . . . . Continue Reading »

The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine is the seat of the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York and the world’s largest Gothic cathedral. The first stone was laid in 1892, but construction is not yet complete. The cathedral is a study in contrasts. The grounds stretch for three long . . . . Continue Reading »