Grasping for Solutions // Israel’s political parties try to find...
“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results” is a well-known aphorism (probably wrongly) attributed...
(Vaccine) Passport, Please? // The drugstore isn’t a gas chamber
“It’s just a mask, wear it. It’s just a shot, take it. It’s just a boxcar, get in.”
Thus tweeted Ohio lawmaker Kris Jordan, about...
The Perfect High School // A botched interview leads to a...
Seven years ago, Adina was a lovely eighth-grader working on her yearbook, looking forward to her graduation and busy with high school applications. Most...
Success Before My Eyes // But some things should remain...
It was just hours before Pesach, and I was stuck in a traffic snarl unlike anything I’d ever seen.
I drummed my fingers on the...
A Leg to Stand On // It’s important to “stay on...
Day 1: There’s a little bump on my toe.
Day 2: Hmm, what’s that bump on my toe?
Day 3: Maybe I should do something about...
Alice in Nazi-Land // How Prince Philip’s Mother Rescued Jews
The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was the most glamorous world event of 1953, indeed of the entire decade. Several pairs of white steeds...
Eyes on the Prize // I was determined to help my...
The lesson is a big hit. The girls are animated, engaged and following along. A small fly is buzzing around the room, but thankfully...
Living History // A memorable visit with Rav Grainom Lazewnik
Rav Grainom Lazewnik, born in 1915, is a talmid of Novardok in Europe who also learned by the Steipler while there. Among the many...
A Time to Sing // Meet Popular Frum Singer Devorah...
I first met Devorah Schwartz at The Cookie Corner in Lakewood. It was the perfect example of how one article is goreret another. I...
Living History // A memorable visit with Rav Grainom Lazewnik
Rav Grainom Lazewnik, born in 1915, is a talmid of Novardok in Europe who also learned by the Steipler while there. Among the many...
An Angel Among Us // A Tribute to Rabbi Mordechai Leib...
I lived in Pittsburgh for a number of years in the early 1980s. During my time there, I met a number of local rabbanim...
With the Program // Ola Sergatchov is one of Israel’s top...
In an industry dominated by secular men, Ola Sergatchov, a wife and mother in her early 40s, has shattered the high-tech glass ceiling not...
When Zaidy Was Young // The “old days” were very different...
Back when my arm could barely accommodate the seven strap-wrappings of my tefillin, life as an Orthodox Jewish boy in America was different. Not...
The Most Natural // Thing I tried to inspire her, but...
In retrospect I was lucky I made it out of that year feet first. It was a miracle I made it that far.
But I...
Psyches and Souls // A personal story of attempting to overcome...
In Florida, most psychiatric patients are dragged into the hospital under the Baker Act and in handcuffs. I arrived with a well-packed duffel bag.
I...
Will the Terror Victims Law Block US Aid to the Palestinian...
Vice President Joe Biden was just sitting down for a meeting with former Israeli President Shimon Peres in a Tel Aviv hotel in March...
Saved from the Swamp // A candid conversation with Roger Stone
Roger Jason Stone (born August 27, 1952) is a well-known American conservative political strategist and consultant. Since the 1970s, Stone has worked on the...
My Triumph Over Depression // A call from a stranger changed...
The phone rang incessantly, the ringing shattering the silence I craved. There was no stopping it; I had no choice but to pick up....
Ukraine’s Angst-Filled April // Is Russia preparing to invade again? ...
My intrepid research assistant, Yehoshua Wakenin, has been scouring the dark corners of social media for the latest intelligence developments among the group of...
Life Lessons // A heart-to-heart conversation with Rav Yaakov Bender
Rav Yaakov Bender, the rosh yeshivah of Yeshiva Darchei Torah, located in Far Rockaway, New York, is one of the most renowned and revered...

































