In Memoriam: Rav Sholom Mendel Simpson // Nesnael Gantz speaks to...
Q: What was it like growing up in a home with a father who was completely dedicated to the Rebbe and to the klal?
A:...
Russia’s Proof of the Spoof // Russia plays the race card...
THE SPOOF HEARD ‘ROUND THE WORLD
On July 19, 2019, a London newspaper, The Mirror, not usually known for its reporting on intelligence matters, claimed...
We did not know // We Ethiopian Jews simply had no...
Up until the age of nine, I lived in a world where the Beit Hamikdash—the Holy Temple in Jerusalem—actually existed. Like my parents and...
Mrs. Rip Van Winkle
A conference was held in Berlin on September 21, 1939, at which the long-term future was discussed….
In Berlin, on April 29, 1945,...
Fighting for the Kedushah of the Kosel // A visit...
“In the western quarters of the enclosure of the Beis Hamikdash,” the historian Titus Flavius Josephus, born Yosef ben Matisyahu, wrote close to 2,000...
The Iron Ring
My heart thumps with excitement as I stand before Theodorus’ door and straighten my new toga. The garment that signifies my freedom is awkward...
Could Hitler Really Have Survived the War? // Historian Luke Daly-Groves...
You’ve heard it a hundred times, and you’re about to hear it again: Adolf Hitler didn’t really die in the bunker, but survived and...
The Mail-Order Bride // An unwitting Jewish girl is rescued from...
Over the course of our long and bitter galus, we Jews have been dispersed to many far-flung places. We’ve been beaten and persecuted. We’ve...
Making Kosher Great Again… in Europe // Ari Feferkorn on setting...
The recent J-Trade business trade show in London was a resounding success. What comes after J-Trade? K-Trade, of course, and this one is expected...
From Frazzled to Neat Freak
The world is divided into two types of people: Those who allow others into their homes when it’s a mess, and those who allow...
What Happened to Mohammed Saud? // The Saudi Activist’s Silence Raises...
Mohammed Saud, the Saudi activist, stunned people when he showed up in Israel for a visit last week along with five other activists and...
Boris Johnson, the United Kingdom & the Jews //...
Boris Johnson, the politician who has entertained and scandalized Britain for years with his many scrapes, jokes and politically incorrect gaffes, as well as...
Mazal
Meira was getting dressed for her visit to Rabbi Brody, where she would ask him to pray for her because her own prayers were...
From Manhattanite to Rebbein Bnei Brak // A conversation with 24-year-old...
There’s a well-known story about the Mezeritcher Maggid. When he was five years old, his family’s house burned down. Seeing his mother weeping uncontrollably...
A Bad Hair Day // The sheitelmacher didn’t make the cut
When I finally decided to buy a new wig seven years after I got married it was a big deal, at least according to...
Reports, Rumors and Ridiculous Rulers // A Spyview perspective on several...
The “Suicide Ship”
“In war, the first three reports are usually wrong.” That’s what the generals say. It does not mean the reports are...
Hot Cars // How to Prevent Forgetting Our...
A lot of people throw around the phrase “It was every parent’s worst nightmare,” but this actually is. I can unequivocally say that leaving...
No Vacations in the Fight for Yeshivos // Letter campaign needs...
For many of the public, the battle for the yeshivos against the New York State Department of Education seemed to end when a state...
Does the Squad Hate Jews? // President trump points a finger...
In recent days, the question of whether certain members of Congress are anti-Semitic has risen again. That’s in part due to a series of...
Growth Rings
I often peek at you through the window, Rikki. I see you heave your carriage up those nasty stairs with your two little ones...

































