The Senator from Texas: A conversation with Republican Senator Ted Cruz
One of the best friends of the Jewish community in the United States Senate is undoubtedly Ted Cruz, the Republican from Texas. As my...
In the Eye of the Firestorm: What it was like in...
Going into Pesach, tensions were running high as fear of the unknown overwhelmed the Minneapolis Jewish community. The COVID-19 pandemic was advancing with record...
For the First Time, an Eruv in Stamford Hill: A grassroots...
There is almost nothing quite as controversial in Jewish communities as an eruv, but the coronavirus outbreak may have been more powerful than that....
Trapped on a Leaky Boat Far From Home: A modern-day story...
We were adrift on the vast Caribbean Sea near the Dominican Republic when the virus hit the region. We sailed from one port to...
Hope: a small pharmaceutical company seems to be on the right...
For the first time in a long time, I am optimistic that we can dodge the bullet of COVID-19, no matter how nasty its...
Ahavas Yisrael Redefined: A Life of Kiruv and Harbatzas HaTorah
Raised in Boro Park, Brooklyn, by Reb Aryeh Leib and Chana Berkovits, both Holocaust survivors, Rav Yitzchak Shmuel Halevi Berkovits is one of the...
The Place Where I Belong: A Sefer Torah, the boy who...
There is a Torah on display at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. Encased behind glass, the discolored scroll looks brittle, as if it would...
Not Jewish Enough? Chaya Yael Almeda and her son are being...
In March 1, 2020, ten-year-old Moshe Dovid and his mother were scheduled to be deported from Israel to the Philippines.
“All my friends are here....
The KKK, Dr. King and a Kumzits: How Martin Luther King’s...
e were relaxing in our tiny rented apartment when we heard a screech outside. Headlights were shining out in front; a couple of rednecks...
Second Wave: The bad news… and the good news
There is some very bad news and some exceptionally good news about COVID-19. Let’s talk about the bad news first. If the 1918 pandemic...
