The Other Western Wall
In 1889, a Russian Jew recorded his experience as he stood before the Western Wall for the first time.
“I don’t remember how my shoes...
On Death and Mourning // A Widow Must Come To Terms...
I lost my mother last year. Eleven months later, with no warning, I lost my husband. The wheel of life goes round and round...
The Exodus Bensalem, PA // A Community Built on Kiruv
The growth of small communities differs from place to place. Some are planned; some develop organically. And there’s usually a mix of the two....
Lost to the Frost // Does a Cold Winter Mean a...
An unusually cold and frosty winter in Italy has led to concerns that there may be a shortage of Yanover esrogim as the Sukkos...
A Witness to Presidential Corruption // John Dean, Who Brought Down...
Nowadays, John W. Dean III is no longer the boyish-looking, horn-rimmed 34-year-old who mesmerized the world with his dramatic testimony before the Senate Watergate...
When The Talmud Was Burned
How was it that you, O Law, given by G-d, the Consuming Fire,
Should be consumed by the fire of mortals,
And that the heathens weren’t...
Two Countries, One Struggle // The Indian Prime Minister And A...
O one of the most moving moments of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Israel occurred during his meeting with ten-year-old Moishe...
The Shirt Off My Back // A Brush With Mental Illness
My mother says that Joyce “cured” her. I didn’t know that having an open-door and open-heart policy is something that needs a cure or...
Britain’s Dark Cover-Up // Is Britain Really An Ally In The...
Why did the British keep serious intelligence secrets from all of their Western allies? The radical imams of London knew the answer; the British...
A Jew in Exotic Lands // The Fascinating Story Of The...
I discovered Rabbi Marvin Tokayer almost by accident. With the Korean Peninsula so much in the news these days, I wondered if there was...
