Hold the Candle // The incredible story of war-torn Shabbos leichter...

“A Cappuccino and a Rashi, Please” In a small space above a Starbucks coffee shop in a young, wealthy neighborhood in Toronto called Forest Hill,...

Awakenings // “Your mother will never wake up from her coma,”...

Tzipora Schneerson—a granddaughter of the Baal Hatanya and a cousin of the Lubavitcher Rebbe—was a sixth-generation Yerushalmi who never anticipated a life outside of...

Fighting Online Indoctrination // Yad L’Achim is suing Facebook for allowing...

The social media site Facebook has been on the chopping block for several years now over the way it treats its customers. From allowing...

Flickers and Flames // I was intrigued by the child’s name

Her name stood out from among the others on my class register: Shalheves. There were numerous names from Tanach, names of the Imahos and...

Preserving the Sanctity of Jewish Marriage and the Integrity of Our...

As some have pointed out, one of the few times the Rambam alludes to the concept of gevurah (courage) in his Mishneh Torah is...

Layala’s Oil // After all available medications didn’t work, would it...

I entered Bnos Chana elementary school on an ordinary morning, no different than any other. After straightening out the chairs and setting up my...

The Musical Mind of Yossi Gil // Bringing an encyclopedic knowledge...

Yossi Gil is not only a keen expert on the songs and music of the chasidic courts, he is also considered to be one...

The Hidden Fortress of the Maccabees // A secret behind the...

On a hill overlooking the main road from Shaar HaGai to Jerusalem lies a small chareidi town called Kiryat Ye’arim, also known by its...

The Incredible Story of Chaim

On 14 Cheshvan last year, on an ordinary Tuesday morning, a little boy was born in Ziv Hospital, on a hilltop in the mystical...

Trump has strong support among Orthodox Jews, poll shows

President Trump on Wednesday boasted the results of a new poll from a Jewish magazine showing him having strong support among Orthodox Jews. AMI Magazine reported...

Trump’s Support Among Orthodox Jews Is at 89 Percent: Poll

Nine in 10 Orthodox Jews support President Donald Trump, according to a new survey. AMI Magazine reported it polled more than 700 Orthodox Jews, finding that the president...

Trump’s Support Among Orthodox Jews Has Risen from 54% to 89%

Nine in ten Orthodox Jews say that they support President Donald Trump, according to a poll released Wednesday by Ami Magazine. Moreover, that support appears to...

Strike Three? MK Rabbi Uri Maklev on seeking a political way...

Ever since returning to power in 2009, Netanyahu has been the most stable political figure in the entire Middle East. Over the course of...

Round Two // Something seemed off with my mother’s new...

I was walking out of shul, zipping up my tallis bag, when my phone rang. I was surprised to hear from Michoel, an old...

The No-Serve Party

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A Stonking Majority // Boris Johnson’s landslide win

The Victory This past Thursday saw Boris Johnson winning a massive and unprecedented majority for the Conservative (Tory) party, the biggest since Margaret Thatcher’s win...

Bubby’s Little Rose // How long could we keep up the...

“Hindy! Put down that vase!” I gasped. “You’re going to break it!” “Hindy?” Bubby looked up in surprise. “Who’s Hindy?” Ouch. I could have bitten my...

Finding the Right Words

My world was shattered when I joined the ranks of the wounded the day my daughter was diagnosed with cancer. The world I lived...

In the Shadow of Hate // A visit with Jersey City...

Last Thursday, when I visited Steven Michael Fulop, the 49th mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey, to discuss the anti-Semitic attack that had taken...

The Long Shot on Erev Shabbos // Why would a non-Jewish...

“You’re a salesman, aren’t you?” It was 11 a.m. on the Friday before Yom Kippur, and Rabbi Katzman was on the phone. “I need you...