On a Golden String // How dare my daughter reject our...
“Let’s talk about Florida,” I said to my daughter Devory as I stirred the butternut squash soup, which was starting to thicken. “We’re scheduled...
Like Oil and Water // Trump tricks the oil powers and...
As a Democrat, I must grudgingly admit that the Trump administration did something quite brilliant in bringing down the price of oil before the...
Confronting Animus in America’s Backwaters // An exclusive interview with Rabbi...
An American novelist once said this about rural life: “These backwaters of existence sometimes breed, in their sluggish depths, strange acuities of emotion.” Regrettably,...
Remembering the Kashau Rav, zt”l / /A Hidden TzadDik, An...
The Jewish world was shocked and saddened at the passing this Shabbos of the Kashau Rav, Rav Eliezer Chaim Blum, zt”l. The Rebbe was...
Is Prison Reform Finally Close? Congress debates the issue
A final push is underway for the Senate to vote to overhaul the US penal system in an effort to do away with draconian,...
Shedding Some Light on the White House Chanukah Parties //...
How Is This Day Different from All Other Days?
“I imagine the White House Chanukah Party is just like any other day at work for...
No More Tank Fights…Now It’s Tunnel Wars // Israel must prepare...
There is an old business saying: You can make it good, you can make it last, or you can make it cheap. Pick two...
Leading the Field // When a clip of Rav Zev...
As a rule, sports and Yiddishkeit don’t go together very well. The Greeks, in fact, attempted to separate Jews from Yiddishkeit by erecting sport...
Do Mueller’s Court Filings Threaten the Trump Presidency? Q and A...
Q:How serious are the recent court filings?
A:I think the recent court filings are the tip of the iceberg. A lot of what has been...
Home coming // A heart-to-heart conversation with Lipa Schmeltzer about...
“Let me explain where my life is now by telling you a story,” my animated and highly emotive visitor says. “I was once hired...
