Remembering Rabbi Sholom Lipskar z”l
In the modest room at 770 Eastern Parkway that served as the private office of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, zt”l, Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar and...
Ari Siegel // History by Mail
Ari Siegel is not your average entrepreneur, and it makes sense that his business, History by Mail is not your average business.
In today’s...
Anti-Semitism Factory // One country hasn’t changed
I’m still waiting for some college kids with light courseloads and even lighter brainloads to protest in support of those who massacred dozens of...
Shalom vs. Masri
A conversation with lead counsel Gary Osen about the intriguing case being brought by a group of American families—plus Israel’s ambassador to the United...
At The Crisis Point
Rabbi Chaim Aharon Kaufman, chairman of the Vaad Hayeshivos, explains why this is the most difficult period ever for the Torah world of Eretz...
Ahron Katz // Peaks Healthcare Consulting
One of the things I enjoy most about the Lunchbreak column is that there is often so much more to a successful businessman than...
Ring Them (Alarm) Bells // We have a stake in a...
Are you very concerned with what’s happening in public schools? I didn’t think so.
But, easy as it is for us to be uninterested in...
Remembering Rav Meir Mazuz zt”l
"I recall a Tosafos in Maseches Bava Metzia that I studied for a full hour, my face turned to the wall, until I understood...
Divorcing Amicably
A conversation with New York State court-certified mediator Isaac Gruenebaum
What qualifies you to be able to mediate between spouses who are looking to divorce?
Part...
Ralph (Raphael) Zucker // Inspired by Somerset Development
In the world of real estate, there are rarely any revolutionary ideas that transform the industry. Some companies build better buildings, others put up...
Pyramid Scheme // Egypt’s in arrears to its former Jewish citizens
$59 billion, in today’s currency.
That, according to a report recently compiled by a group called Justice for Jews from Arab Countries, is what the...
Beyond the Miracles
A memorable visit with Rav Baruch Abuchatzeira, son of the famed Baba Sali, Rav Yisrael Abuchatzeira, zt”l
The tziyun of the Baba Sali in Netivot...
Humble Nobility
After davening Maariv in the central Machnovka-Belz beis midrash in Bnei Brak, I observe the Rebbe walking among his chasidim, pausing to inquire about...
From Espionage and Prison to Freedom
When Jonathan Jay Pollard, an intelligence analyst for the US Navy in Maryland, pleaded guilty to espionage in 1987, he became the first American...
Courage and Carnage in Gaza // Hamas embarks on a tour...
While a group of Columbia alumni were busy creating a media show by ripping up their diplomas to protest the detention of an anti-Israel...
Oasis in the Desert
A visit with Rav Yisrael Abergel, head of the Torah institute Hameir Laarets and a successful mekarev of thousands.
Netivot, a city in southern Israel...
New Dangers Posed by Outer Space
On June 18, 2018, President Donald Trump addressed the National Space Council in the East Room of the White House, where he announced a...
Trump’s Economic Policies and Market Volatility
A conversation with Phillip Michals, Executive Chairman/CEO of A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners
It seems that there has never been so much movement on the economic front...
Silenced Voices // When trimming fat, one needs a steak knife,...
“An awesome decision” was one reaction to President Trump’s executive order to dismantle the US Agency for Global Media, which oversees American independent news...
Rifles, Rubble and the Riviera
Shloime Zionce heads deep inside the Gaza Strip and returns with a personal
account of life on the front lines in Israel’s war against...

































