Direct from Dubai // A candid conversation with Dubai billionaire Khalaf...
Judging by the look on the face of the male receptionist, I can tell that he has never met a chasidic Jew before. It’s...
Buried Treasure // A renovation uncovers a community’s past
On that fateful day, the construction workers had arrived as usual at the Jewish elementary school located on Malzgasse 16 in Vienna, Austria. The...
Between Iraq and a Hard Place // How to befriend,...
RECAP: A visit to a deserted amusement park reveals to Turx and the group of American journalists who have traveled to Iraqi Kurdistan that...
What is the Gaza Strategy? Now that Bennett is on the...
Naftali Bennett never thought that his first day on the job as defense minister would include the Israeli assassination of a leader of Islamic...
Taking it One Day at a Time // After a...
A few weeks ago I was shopping in a popular children’s store in Monsey. Standing at the register to pay for my purchases, I...
Making a wedding for $10,000 // Chaim Ekstein starts a revolution
Chaim Ekstein lives in Kiryas Yoel. But when he recently announced that he’s aiming to make the wedding of his recently engaged son for...
Sea Turn in the arab world // Hamas’ decision to not...
Sailors call it a “sea turn” when a usually steady and predictable onshore wind suddenly changes direction without any warning. A major reversal may...
Where has all the Butter gone? Butter is disappearing from Israeli...
It is our family tradition on Pesach to spread butter on matzos for breakfast. But this past year, the supermarket shelves were empty of...
A Slip of a Knife // Mashgiach Yossi Goldstein was hard...
“Don’t call my wife yet,” Yossi told his boss at the meat processing plant where he was employed.
Meat was Yossi’s specialty, having worked in...
Celebrity Reporting Left Me Hungry // Kosher living nourishes me
Keeping kosher was not a priority in my childhood home in Shaker Heights, Ohio. My parents’ priorities included raising us to pursue a university...
