Remembering The Liezher Rav, zt”l // Rav Yehoshua Zev Meisels of...
The London community and the Jewish world at large were deeply saddened by the passing this Shabbos of Rav Yehoshua Zev Meisels, one of...
Rabbis in Parliament // A group of senior rabbanim and askanim...
Adelegation of senior and leading rabbanim, amongst them the renowned rosh yeshivah Rav Elyakim Schlesinger, as well as Rav Shalom Friedman and Rav Dovid...
Israeli Feminists Vs. Chareidim // On January 15, Israel’s Supreme Court...
The American philosopher and writer Michael Levin hit the proverbial nail on the head with his apt description of feminism. “Although feminism speaks the...
Anti-Semitic Congresswoman Keeps It Up // Ilhan Omar and the...
If you’re a sitting US legislator, and you’ve been accused of trafficking in anti-Semitic tropes and you’ve apologized publicly for doing so, we might...
Can Benny Gantz Undo Netanyahu? // And what could that ...
Benny Gantz, the former general who is heading the new Chosen L’Yisrael–Israeli Resilience Party, hasn’t made all of his positions known quite yet, but...
Who Polluted America’s Beaches? // Part Two: Exxon: Slicker Than Oil
The oil industry published misleading maps suggesting that Venezuela shipped its oil directly to Florida, to a port indicated by a golden star on...
Rising from the Dough // It began with something “old” and...
I took the job as mashgiach of La Pizzeria—a tiny eatery on a busy Brooklyn avenue—more out of necessity than a desire to oversee...
Pico-Robertson: Story of a Torah Boomtown
From a dormant Jewish community 35 years ago, Pico-Robertson has expanded —like dripping water, one storefront after another—into the flourishing Jewish neighborhood evident today....
A Tale of Two Heroes // A pair of American chasidim...
For Mordechai Lichtenstadter and Simcha Czin, the morning had started out quietly. When the American duo arrived at the Kosel on Shabbos morning, there...
Do HIV Drugs Spell Hope for Alzheimer’s Patients?
A new study suggests that “reverse transcriptase inhibitors,” used in the treatment of HIV can be repurposed for Alzheimer’s patients. A Q&A with neuro-scientist...
