Hashem’s Hidden Hand // I’d never attended an auction before
Purim is a time to reflect on the miracles we experienced as a nation and also as individuals. I’d like to share one such...
A Chasid Sends a Rocket To The Moon // …with the...
In the wee hours of a recent Tuesday morning, the Israeli Beresheet spacecraft was hovering some 375 miles above the surface of the Earth....
Not Worth The Paper (Or Metal or Parchment) It’s Written On...
The antiquities dealer was a tall bearded man, with light brown hair and glasses. At first glance, he appeared, in name and demeanor, to...
Community Amid Venezuela’s Chaos // The rosh hakahal of Caracas...
Political chaos reigns in the streets of Venezuela.
Government mismanagement, first by now-deceased former President Hugo Chavez and then by his successor Nicolas Maduro, has...
Challenging New York’s Curriculum Guidelines // Q&A with Attorney Avi Schick
On March 7, attorney Avi Schick of the law firm Troutman Sanders filed a lawsuit on behalf of various plaintiffs, including five yeshivos, against...
The Saudi Muslim Military Alliance // What is its real objective?
Since March 2015, the Saudis have convinced more than 40 majority-Muslim nations to join them in a mutual defense organization that seems to be...
The Amazing Neshamah of Nissim Black
Nissim Black, the former gangsta rapper who found Yiddishkeit six years ago, has been producing critically acclaimed music since he was 13, but on...
Last Flight from Tehran // How 34 Israelis managed to...
Iran was in flames at the height of the chaos during the Islamic Revolution of 1978. Revolutionary Guards patrolled the streets, stopping anyone suspected...
New Help for the Tuition Crisis? // A proposed bill may...
Imagine if your child was eligible for a scholarship to attend yeshivah. What kind of change would that make in your life?
That prospect may...
The Bar Mitzvah // I refused to spoil my son’s special...
My name is Menachem Shlomo Chertkov. I was born and raised in Yavne’el, located in Northern Israel not far from Teveriah. It is beautiful...
