Outrage in Outremont: // Is the Situation As Bad As...
“Yellow Protest Badges Spark Outrage”; “Outremont Residents Criticized for Yellow Pins Evoking Holocaust”; “Outrage As Yellow Badges Worn to Protest Jewish Use of School...
It Wasn’t Ideas Alone
The period between Purim and Pesach is a time when we think about getting ready for Yom Tov, but it’s also an opportune time...
Dancing in the Rain
This past Sukkos, my family and I had the opportunity to spend Yom Tov in Eretz Yisrael—always a special experience, but this time, there...
Herb London // The Architect of President Trump’s Riyadh Speech
In a carefully worded speech delivered on May 21, 2017 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, President Donald Trump appealed to a room filled with dozens...
Frum, Female, and Funny // Henya Shochat is a Chareidi stand-up...
“Do you know what our problem is, ladies? We are always trying to lose weight. We won’t be satisfied until we are back to...
Protecting the Bachurim // An asifah in Yerushalayim discusses the dangers...
Ahuge asifah in Yerushalayim just a few days ago, held in the Tamir Hall of the Mirrer Yeshiva, brought together American yeshivah bachurim to...
Short Fuse // Should I mention the chasan had a...
I had been living in Israel for eight and a half months and was now on my fourth job. I was already an experienced...
Lost in the Jungle // The untold story of Kevin Gale
In 1981, having just completed his military service in the IDF, 21-year-old Yossi Ghinsberg, the child of Holocaust survivors, set off on his own...
Getting a Handle on OCD // Dr. Jonathan Schwartz explains that...
Q: I wanted to talk to you about OCD, which I understand is your area of expertise. There’s a perception—and I don’t know if...
Chocolate Mousse Brownie Dessert with Crispy Crumbs
This is a wonderful, easy dessert comprised of three recipes, each of which can be made on its own. The chocolate mousse doubles as...
Apple Pear Cobbler
Every Pesach in my mother’s house, we all chipped in with the cooking, each preparing the recipes we loved most. My sister Chana Rivka...
Standing Veal Roast
This recipe is easy to prepare but rich in flavor, and it presents beautifully. Thanks, Raquel, for another great one!
You can also prepare this...
An End to Anti-Semitism! // coming together to fight the global...
Only 70 years after the Holocaust, anti-Semitism is again on the rise all over the world, in the US, in the Middle East, and...
From the Ground Up // Kiruv by Students, for Students
Twenty-five years ago, two eleventh-graders at Bais Yaakov of Toronto, Rivka Hadassah Magid and Sara Malka Mandel, had a dream.
Rivka Hadassah, today Mrs. Rivka...
A Captive Returns
That is how veteran journalist Jere Van Dyk describes his capture, in Afghanistan in 2008, by the Taliban, in his recent book, The Trade:...
No Charge // Who would have ever thought that he could...
The room was light and airy and had a friendly feel to it. He looked approvingly at the polished wood floor, potted plants in...
A Closed Mind // My sister-in-law did not want to know...
"So we decided to send Moishy to Eretz Yisrael,” my sister-in-law Frumi informed me over the phone.
Oh, boy, I thought to myself.
“That’s nice,” I...
Putin Goes Nuclear // Why is Putin suddenly sharing his nuclear...
Americans were surprised when President Vladimir Putin of Russia engaged in a well-publicized bit of nuclear saber rattling. He announced that Russia had created...
Reunited with Their Rescuer
What do you say to someone who saved your life?
That’s what two yungeleit had to decide when they recently met with a Palestinian man...
Stress Solutions // Preparing for Pesach need not unravel...
Pesach is coming. (I am sure you appreciate my reminder.) For many women, pre-Yom Tov preparation produces enough stress to last until summer packing...
































