Menachem Toker Takes Charge // The popular Israeli broadcaster ...
The recent spate of Israeli court decisions against gender-segregated and men-only concerts has taken the international Orthodox Jewish community by surprise—but it shouldn’t. On...
When Jews in New York are Targeted // Commanding Officer of...
Going outside your front door looking visibly Jewish in New York City is something that many of us have taken for granted for years....
Working to End Corruption and Extortion in Uman // Delegation...
Following a meeting between a delegation of Orthodox Jews and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the president promised to address the ongoing problems being caused...
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...
