Eye Surgery Sharpened More Than My Sight // The primary...
The whole world is a synagogue. I realized this in August after an eye surgery that endowed the short morning prayer with sparkling new...
Finding the Perfect Passover Program
Steven Spielberg’s film “Jaws,” forever changed how people approach a beach vacation. Nothing like a shark to take the joy out of some long-planned...
The Chareidi Parties Make a Final Push // And Amir Peretz...
With three weeks to go until the Israeli elections, the chareidi parties are shifting into high gear.
Yahadut HaTorah, which until now had been focusing...
Is Trump Good for the Jews // A debate between Democrat...
The controversy over the canceled tour of Israel by Congresswomen Rashid Tlaib and Ilhan Omar rebounded into a bitter argument about statements by President...
Mockery of Justice // Arnold and Frimet Roth’s 15-year-old daughter Malki...
On August 9, 2001, a Palestinian terrorist from the West Bank, Izz al-Din Shuheil al-Masri, walked into the Sbarro restaurant in Jerusalem and detonated...
Marking the 40th Yahrtzeit of the Satmar Rebbe
It is not for a person like me to even attempt to sum up the life and teachings of any gadol, especially a gadol...
Unity Among Tragedy // A catastrophic weekend in a heartbreaking...
This past Sunday was a day like few others in memory, as numerous disasters and catastrophes struck the Jewish community in the tri-state area...
When Things Go Boom // If you play with nuclear weapons,...
Last week’s “Closer Look” discussed the “fallout” from a nuclear explosion at a remote Russian military base. It took the Russians some time to...
A Double Standard? // Q&A with former Israeli Ambassador to the...
A planned trip to Israel by two anti-Israel US congresswomen created political pandemonium after Israel said that they would not be allowed in.
Both Rep....
The Right Decision // Interior Minister Aryeh Deri shares ...
Interior Minister Aryeh Deri never imagined that he would end up in the eye of an international political storm. On one side, he had...
