Istanbul Has Spoken // Is Turkey’s Islamist government headed for its...
Sometimes it is difficult to recognize that a seminal event in history has taken place. I predict the recent mayoral election in Istanbul will...
Another Son of Hamas Defects
There is nothing more sensational than when a senior member of Hamas—or one of his sons—defects and turns to Israeli media to expose that...
“We Want to Belong!” // Longstanding grievances come to a head...
On the night of June 30, in the sleepy little town of Kiryat Chaim near Haifa, things weren’t so sleepy. An off-duty police officer,...
Into the Gulf // Israeli journalist Ariel Kahana, diplomatic correspondent for...
Q: Were you surprised to be invited to the conference in Bahrain?
A: No. The conference clearly related to Israel. Having this conference without Israeli...
The Right School // How a chance encounter opened the...
“I don’t understand what you were thinking,” the principal scolded me, filled with righteous indignation.
I stood mutely, next to my daughter, absorbing the brunt...
My Rebbe, Rav Dovid Trenk // A Talmid Remembers a...
For over half a century as a rebbe and rosh yeshivah in Talmudical Academy of Adelphia, Camp Monk and Yeshivas Moreshes Yehoshua in Lakewood,...
A Hallowed Life in Contemporary Times
My esteemed guest today is the Chabad shliach in Minnesota and dean of the Bais Chana Institute of Jewish Studies Rabbi Manis Friedman, who is...
The Mayor of the Chareidi Capital // Managing the city at...
“I feel a heavy responsibility,” says Mayor Rabbi Avraham Rubinstein of Bnei Brak. While Bnei Brak might not have the historical significance of a...
Invisible Weapons // Is the US ready for the next war?
There is a saying that America’s generals are always preparing to fight the last war.
Pity.
The history of American body counts suggests that our opponents...
A Military Raid to Save Sifrei Torah // Rabbi Yitzchak Bleichbard,...
It was a horrific sight, even for the most jaded of mispallelim.
Early risers arriving at the Tiferes Shimon shul on Rechov Rabbi Akiva in...
