The Man Who Kissed the Shah’s feet
Honestly, even I was surprised when I saw the masses coming out to protest against the brutal regime of the Ayatollahs in Iran. For...
Joseph E. Sarachek // Strategic Liquidity Fund Acquisitions & The Sarachek...
Bankruptcy is one of those words people misunderstand. Most assume it means you simply get to wipe the slate clean and don’t owe anyone...
Divisive Duo
Christian attitudes in the US have improved considerably toward Jews over recent decades.
In the Catholic world, good will followed 1965’s Vatican II, which condemned...
Finding Happiness through Humor
You flew in today from London to be the badchan at the Rachmastrivka chasunah in Boro Park, and you came to visit me between...
The Prediction Market
If you could know the future before it happened, you’d never lose. But what if you could get the next best thing: the single...
Moshe Grunfeld // Moshe Grunfeld Photography & Punim Chadushes
After speaking with Moshe Grunfeld for over three hours, it was abundantly clear that his parnasah—simchah photography—suits him perfectly.
Moshe possesses a calm and...
Jean-Noël Zachur Latov
I had to do a double take after reading that a group of 151 former ministers, ambassadors and diplomats accused the French foreign minister,...
The Office Under the Bed
In a Jerusalem shul during Shacharis, a young boy sleeps on a narrow wooden bench under a window. All morning long he had tried...
Meir Dagan In the Shadow of October 7 and Its Aftermath
Meir Dagan, who led the Mossad from 2002 to 2011, remains one of Israel’s most influential and often controversial intelligence chiefs. Known for his...
Beri Wollner // Bold Disposal and Demolition
At last year’s Orthodox Jewish Builders Association Expo, run by Meilech Webber, I conducted mini Lunchbreak interviews with several of the entrepreneurs who exhibited...
Harrassers Gonna Harass
For better or worse (worse, I’d say, but the US Constitution begs to differ), anyone in our country can approach you on the street,...
Standing on Principle
Robert S. Tucker is a Jewish American businessman, philanthropist and public safety official who served as the 35th commissioner of the New York City...
Guided by Halachah, Driven by Compassion
Under the direction of its outstanding chief medical officer Dr. Howard (Chona Chaim) Lebowitz, Specialty Hospital of Central Jersey in Lakewood, New Jersey, stands...
Three Months to Live
It was a freezing day in November when I entered the local imaging center.
A welcome blast of heat greeted me as the automatic...
Amir London // Kamada Pharmaceuticals
The business side of medicine may seem pedestrian from the outside, but it is often as complex and significant as the therapeutic side. While...
Does hatred of Israel mean hatred of Jews?
It’s oh-so-chic these days to argue, in learned journals, late-night dorm room sessions and over tea and crumpets, about whether anti-Zionism is equivalent to...
“My Daughter Chana has Come Home!”
A conversation with Rabbi Yehuda Harel, who reflects on his daughter’s recent return to Beer Sheva after deserting her family and Yiddishkeit to live...
Is Trump’s Plan for Gaza Happening —or is it Dead?
We were promised peace, weren’t we?
President Trump’s 20-point plan for peace in Gaza is still moving forward, but many questions about whether it will...
Lunchbreak
Recently, I had the zechus of hosting a unique panel with three prominent askanim: Shloime (Sol) Werdiger, Ralph Zucker and Nechemiah Hoch. I was...
Walz Washout
Talk about a long fall.
A mere year ago, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was within spitting distance—well, maybe llama-spitting distance—of the vice presidency. Today he...

































