Through the Lens of a Filmmaker
Uri Rosenwaks, who produced the highly acclaimed documentary series Kingdoms, which presents an intimate look at the chasidic world through the eyes of its...
Infringing on Religious Freedom // Attorney Avi Schick
Attorney Avi Schick discusses the case he brought on behalf of Agudath Israel of America and several shuls and rabbanim, challenging Governor Cuomo’s recent...
Phosphine and Fantasy // A shmek of garlic in Venusian clouds
Ahoy! There’s phosphine in yonder clouds of Venus!
Not excited? Well, some scientists are joyously farbrenging, because the garlic-odorous, explosive gas seems to have been...
Shalom Dubai // The citizens of the UAE are ...
The large and usually bustling terminal at Dubai International Airport was far quieter than I remembered from my visit in January of 2020, only...
In The Upper Realms of Existence // A visit with Rav...
Thanks to his singular expertise in both the intricate rulings of halachah and the complex teachings of Kabbalah, one of the more fascinating of...
Dedi! // The Many Musical Experiences of Dedi Graucher
Like other celebrities who have “made it,” Dedi doesn’t need a last name. The single moniker is enough to elicit recognition and smiles from...
A Tishrei Surprise // Lives, like elections, can turn on simple...
There is considerable chatter among politics-watchers about a possible “October Surprise”—the term for a deliberately engineered major news event coming shortly before a presidential...
Bibliographer, Bibliophile, & Book Collector // Rabbi Shmuel Ashkenazi
Klal Yisrael lost a one-of-a-kind talmid chacham this summer. Rabbi Shmuel Ashkenazi was niftar in Yerushalayim, at the age of 98, after being exposed...
The Remarkable World of Chizki Turnheim
Eleven-year-old Chizki Turnheim has unexpectedly, and perhaps reluctantly, become a public figure. About a year and a half ago, a video was shown at...






















