When West Met East
American Jewish soldiers whose units were assigned to fight in North Africa during World War II undoubtedly expected to be spending a Yom Tov...
Identity Check
A kashrus mashgiach working in China recently had an unexpected, dramatic experience when he was stopped at a roadblock in Xinjiang Province and taken...
The Exodus // Revitalization by the River
Motti Hershkop told me that he never thought part of helping a town grow as a destination for Jewish families would mean flipping pizzas....
Trust, But Verify
I never thought of myself as a kiruv type of guy. To me, kiruv was reserved for rabbis, not a 21-year-old guy like me...
Trumping the Odds
As the Boeing VC-25 lumbered across the runway of Riyadh, President Donald J. Trump completed the first foreign trip of his presidency. And as...
Speaking to the Saudis
President Trump has hosted a variety of world leaders in Washington during these first few months of his administration, but this week he got...
The Belzer Rebbe Leads an Awe-Inspiring Shabbos in London
The Belz community of London was privileged to host the Belzer Rebbe, shlita, during a historic visit to the city for Shabbos and Lag...
Did Comey Deserve To Be Fired?
I do not particularly like Donald Trump, as my readers well know, but I am stubbornly honest about praising him when he does the...
Caught Between Squabbling Allies
You probably had one of the most difficult jobs a human being can handle!
It was challenging at times, but it was also the job...
The Jerusalem Nobody Sees
I descend a flight of stairs and then another and another. The air is suffocating and the stairwell is gradually growing darker. Soon I...
