There’s a Jewish proverb that goes something like this: Whatever hasn’t happened in 1,000 years might happen in the next moment. Likewise, whenever I...

Leading Women’s Prayer In the Jewish cemetery in Worms, Germany, lies a curious grave. It’s the final resting place of a Jewish woman named Urania,...

Tashlich After the tefillos on Rosh Hashanah last year, Rabbi Mendy and Menucha Blank walked four miles down to the pier at Shorebird Park in...

Every year before Rosh Hashanah, tens of thousands of Yidden from all over the world converge on Uman, the small Ukrainian city in which...

‘‘There are some people who, after becoming baalei teshuvah, want to correct whatever was wrong in their former lives. But that’s not how I...

Last election season came along with all kinds of concerns about foreign countries meddling in the Israeli elections. Gadi Eizenkot, who was the chief...

The most common words heard after the passing of Rav Shlomo Gissinger, zt”l, were, “I feel like I lost a father.” Scores of men and...

Now, let me get this straight. The media is claiming that Oleg Smolenkov, the CIA’s top spy inside the Kremlin, had to be extracted...

Dassy Goldenberg’s sister-in-law was ill, and she wanted to do something as a zechus for her to have a refuah sheleimah. What kind of...

The other day I found a milk bag pitcher in my fridge. If you just raised your eyebrows, perhaps you belong to one of these...

Five years ago I said yes to a second chance at life, love and laughter by getting married again and blending our two families....

It’s a quiet morning at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport. A few people are milling about checking in for their flights, while others are...

In the grand scheme of things, not much time has elapsed since the evening when Jason Dov Greenblatt and I stared at the giant...

Far out, at the tip of a peninsula on the East Cape of New Zealand, is land that has been in Eddie Matchett’s family...

With only a week left to the election, Prime Minister Netanyahu has increased his efforts against the Otzmah Yehudit Party. Otzmah Yehudit is very...

Dr. David Ze’evi wanders around his Dor Yeshorim lab with the glee of a child exploring a toy store, but these are toys of...

When I was 21 years old my aunt died. It was the first adult experience I’d had with death, and I was shattered. My aunt...

With a population of approximately 8.6 million residents, New York City is the most populous city in the United States by far. But that...

I don’t know if it’s the quaintness of the heavy oak door or the brass knocker that puts me in a contemplative mood, but...

By now, everyone knows that Israel has been using the F-35—the American-made stealth fighter—to blow up Iranian missile bases inside Iraq. Unfortunately, American pilots...