Feeling Hashem’s Embrace // Rebbetzin Temi Kamenetsky discusses chinuch, bitachon and...
There is a gentle summer afternoon breeze as I turn onto Upland Way in Philadelphia. I glance around for the correct house and immediately...
Rav Asher Weıss // The preeminent posek reflects on the...
I enter the luxurious Brooklyn home of Rav Asher’s host to find the rav sitting in an ornate study, answering a shailah over the...
Is That a Jew on the $10 Bill? // Anything’s possible,...
He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a brilliant legal scholar, military commander and the founder of America’s financial system....
Catching up with Jason Miller
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to have a one-on-one with communications strategist Jason Miller, whose political acumen I have always admired....
Grappling with Yizkor // The losses of my relatives are...
I used to get angry when it came time for Yizkor. I couldn’t understand why I needed to say it. A tefillah to remember?...
Afghanistan withdrawal // What We Should Have Done
In this Q&A with Kash Patel, former chief of staff at the Pentagon and chief architect of Trump’s plan for withdrawal from Afghanistan, he...
Rabbi Amnon’s Tongue // There’s an easily missed point in a...
A frisson of fright is sent up the spine of every sensitive Jew when Unesaneh Tokef is intoned on the Yomim Nora’im. Because of...
Righting the Recess Wrongs // Is Forcing Inclusion the Most Effective...
Dear Mechanchim,
My question is in regard to a part of the school day that is usually not discussed: recess.
When I was in school, I...
Preparing Uman for Klal Yisrael // Meet Reb Nosson Ben-Nun, the...
“Eight years ago,” my soft-spoken guest tells me, “someone suggested that I might be able to help improve conditions in Uman for the Jews...
Peanut Butter S’mores Ice Cream Pie
Anyone who knows me knows that I have a soft spot for peanut butter. It’s just one of those ingredients that can elevate a...
The Search for Yosef Shapiro// Q&A with NYPD Deputy Inspector Richie...
NYPD Deputy Inspector Richie Taylor is the commanding officer of Community Affairs Outreach in the Office of the Chief of Community Affairs at Police...
When They Walk Through the Door // What to say when...
School can be stressful. School
can be fun. School can be intimidating for a child.
Some kids love to chat and share, while others are more...
Vanilla caramel Poke Cake
Poke cakes are all the rage and for a good reason. Poke cakes are an easy and fun way to add texture and flavor...
The Surprising Fall of Andrew Cuomo // Former NYS Governor David...
If you asked New Yorkers only a few weeks ago who their lieutenant governor was, most of them would have been hard-pressed to name...
The Fall of Afghanistan // Twenty years after the U.S. invasion,...
A crowd of desperate Afghans run alongside a US transport plane as it takes off from Kabul International Airport, with some young men hoisting...
Being Here // Rosh Hashanah: A day of judgment… and gratitude
Summer’s ebbing away has reminded me of one of my favorite poems, by Billy Collins, who was poet laureate of the United States from...
Reuven Kahane // RKRE Development
When I heard about real estate investor Reuven Kahane, I was told that he had a very interesting story. He was right. Reuven began...
American Jewry’s Orthodoxification // The Jewish times they are a-changin’
In a recent podcast aimed at an American Jewish audience, Israel’s Minister of Diaspora Affairs Nachman Shai subtly—well, actually, not so subtly—alluded to the...
Our 9,709 miles of discovery
On September 21, 2020, Shloime Zionce and his wife Mushky, along with their two children, a four-year-old girl and eight-month-old baby boy, got into...
From Medicine to Politics // A conversation with Congressman Ronny Jackson
Ronny Lynn Jackson (born May 4, 1967) is a physician, politician and retired United States Navy rear admiral. He joined the White House Medical...
