Wandering Jew // They had fled the inquisition to the new world. But now...
Background:
The War of Jenkins’ Ear was a conflict between England and Spain that lasted from 1739 to 1748. Among the many battles that were...
The real deal? // Are the designer products you are buying fake?
The white tiles gleamed under the sparkling chandeliers. Although the hour was late, the store buzzed with shoppers. The designer bags I was looking...
The Clue Was in the Pizza // After years of nearly...
It all started right after I returned to England from my seminary year in Eretz Yisrael. No sooner had I landed than my stomachaches...
Win for Life // it takes two dollars and a dream
It definitely wasn’t an addiction. She didn’t do it every day, or every week, or even every month. Tziporah bought lottery tickets only on...
Saving Sara // My Battle to Heal My Child from devastating lyme-related conditions
At first glance, you’d think I was a typical mother, sitting in the circle outside her bungalow chatting away. But if you looked deeper,...
My Mother and the Gan // A decision had to be made to ...
As if raising 16 children of her own wasn’t enough, for many years my mother ran a small playgroup in her house. It was...
Noteworthy // What a difference a day makes
Forty is only eleven in Scrabble!
I looked up from the birthday card, my nose twitching slightly. Mendel was standing in front of me with...
To Harmonize a Nation // The peaceful struggle of Etti Ankri
After Etti Ankri, the Israeli musical icon, posted a message to her fans on social media stating, “A fundamental law that is meant to...
Of Medicine, Miracles & Mindsets // A little boy with half a heart steals...
“Think good and it will be good.”
On Chanukah 2015, Elie Estrin, the Chabad shliach on the campus of the University of Washington, was preparing...
The First Missed Prayer // The morning that never was
Like most members of the Jewish community here in South Florida and throughout the world, my reaction to the tragedy in Surfside—once the initial...
