Hold the Candle // The incredible story of war-torn Shabbos leichter...
“A Cappuccino and a Rashi, Please”
In a small space above a Starbucks coffee shop in a young, wealthy neighborhood in Toronto called Forest Hill,...
Fighting Online Indoctrination // Yad L’Achim is suing Facebook for allowing...
The social media site Facebook has been on the chopping block for several years now over the way it treats its customers. From allowing...
Preserving the Sanctity of Jewish Marriage and the Integrity of Our...
As some have pointed out, one of the few times the Rambam alludes to the concept of gevurah (courage) in his Mishneh Torah is...
The Musical Mind of Yossi Gil // Bringing an encyclopedic knowledge...
Yossi Gil is not only a keen expert on the songs and music of the chasidic courts, he is also considered to be one...
The Hidden Fortress of the Maccabees // A secret behind the...
On a hill overlooking the main road from Shaar HaGai to Jerusalem lies a small chareidi town called Kiryat Ye’arim, also known by its...
Strike Three? MK Rabbi Uri Maklev on seeking a political way...
Ever since returning to power in 2009, Netanyahu has been the most stable political figure in the entire Middle East. Over the course of...
Round Two // Something seemed off with my mother’s new...
I was walking out of shul, zipping up my tallis bag, when my phone rang. I was surprised to hear from Michoel, an old...
A Stonking Majority // Boris Johnson’s landslide win
The Victory
This past Thursday saw Boris Johnson winning a massive and unprecedented majority for the Conservative (Tory) party, the biggest since Margaret Thatcher’s win...
In the Shadow of Hate // A visit with Jersey City...
Last Thursday, when I visited Steven Michael Fulop, the 49th mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey, to discuss the anti-Semitic attack that had taken...
Farewell, My Friend A Tribute to Reb Moshe Hersh Deutsch, z”l
My phone buzzed on Tuesday afternoon with a request for Tehillim for my dear friend, Moshe Hersh Deutsch. Moshe Hersh was trapped in a...
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