Remembering Rabbi Chaim Yisroel Abadi

On any given day— Shabbos or weekday, rain or heat—you could find Rabbi Chaim Abadi there. Sitting quietly, watching, noticing, intervening when needed, invisible...

Saying Goodbye to the Oil Cartel

“I think it’s great. I know him very well, Mohamed . very smart, and he probably maybe wants to go his own way....

Ben Levine

I met Ben Levine at the MJU (Montreal Jewish Unity) Expo in Canada this past week. As the fourth generation in the family business,...

Ethical Oblivion

Once upon a time, the societal decay of the western world seemed confined to “moral” issues, not ethical ones like theft and murder. That the...

The Inner Map of Rabbi Yoni Fisher

At first glance, Yeshivas Matisyahu appears like any other, with sefarim lining the walls and bachurim learning with zeal. Yet here, the curriculum reaches...

Welcoming a President to the Beis Midrash

A rgentina’s president, Javier Milei, paid a visit to the Chevron Yeshivah in Yerushalayim on Monday as part of his ongoing state trip to...

Josh Shapiro // JN Shapiro Watches

A while back, I was sitting and talking with friends of mine who have fancy watches, and I wondered out loud why no one...

Someone’s There

There’s been an earthquake. The pile of rubble doesn’t stir. Then a faint tapping emerges from within it. You shout “Can you hear me?”...

The Latest Developments on the Front

Jonathan Conricus (born August 14, 1979) is a retired Israel Defense Forces (IDF) lieutenant colonel who served for approximately 24 years in a range...

Are Annoyances Costing Us Money?

How many times this week have you gotten a spam phone call? How long have you spent on the phone trying to deal with...

The New Cyber Arms Race

“This is the scary phase of AI—a model deemed so powerful that its full release into the wild could unleash untold catastrophe.” —Jim VandeHei, CEO...

Continental Divide

What exactly is Europe’s problem? Don’t the countries on the continent recognize that the mullocracy in Iran presents a crisis—an existential one, in fact—to their...

Anatomy of a Turnaround

1-800 Eichler’s New Phase // Starting a Turnaround What does it take to reinvigorate an existing brand? In this series, we’re going to look at...

Mind Over Matter Surgery

For as long as Moshe L. could remember, he had lived in a very large body. The nickname that followed him from childhood into...

Inside a Dynasty

Hidden behind the plain, functional facade of the Dushinsky yeshivah building on Rechov Shmuel Hanavi is its beis midrash—a beautiful edifice that is home...

Continuing the Legacy

From 1995 to 2021, Rabbi Aaron Kotler served as the CEO of Lakewood’s Beis Medrash Govoha. Since his departure from that position, he has...

Building Beyond the Fortune

Lev Leviev is one of the most prominent yet most private figures in the Jewish world. Renowned as a diamond magnate and major philanthropist...

Pita and Propaganda

“First comes the hummus: studded with chickpeas, anointed with a little reservoir of olive oil, greedily smeared up with hunks of pitta bread...

The Growing Influence of Rav Shulem Landau

"People don’t fail because they’re not smart. People fail because they never stick with one thing long enough to succeed.” It’s the kind of line...

Flying People Safely in Precarious Times

During the latest military operation against Iran, El Al has been operating under extreme constraints that have significantly disrupted normal air travel. As this...