Finding A Secret Trove
I've come to meet Dan Schlesinger in his shop in Tel Aviv, the Sinai Publishing Company. He is busy attending to the various needs...
Bellingcat Busts the Bad Guys // British video gamers busted Putin’s...
As I recently wrote, Bellingcat.com, a mostly volunteer organization of British video gamers and internet geeks, are, in my opinion, among the best investigative...
A Balancing Act // When Life serves you lemonade…
After I spoke to Hadassah, her friend emailed me. She wanted me to fully understand that although my conversation with her friend was intense,...
Boring Place, Boring Day (Thank You, Hashem)
This is a story about an interesting thing that happened to me in a boring place on a boring day.
This is a story with...
Macaroon Cheesecake
Make your cheesecake look special for Pesach with this macaroon crust and beautiful chocolate drizzle. If you are pressed for time, store-bought macaroons work...
International Parental Abduction and the Coronavirus Pandemic
The worldwide spread of the COVID-19 virus has had an impact on families in numerous ways. For people who are divorced or having marital...
Into the Limelight // Pedut Rotnemer was born with dwarfism,...
If I told you that there was a frum young woman who was a schoolteacher, standup comedian, artist and activist, I’m sure you’d be...
Silver Strikes Gold
Officer Anthony “Sonny” Silver has been on the Jersey City, New Jersey, police force for 42 years. His lengthy career has covered everything from...
The Face of Journalism in 2021 // How Eliot Higgins...
Who is the best investigative journalist? Forty years ago, you might have said it was me. I used the latest electronic technology at the...
An Ode to Cleaning Help // With eternal thanks
When I was little, I was sure that Christina was Mommy’s best friend. No one’s arrival was as eagerly anticipated all week as hers....
In Memoriam Rav Yechezkel Roth, the Karlsburger Rav, zt”l
On Sunday morning, the Torah world suffered yet another loss with the sudden petirah of Rav Yechezkel Roth, the Karlsburger Rav.
Rav Yechezkel was born...
Speak Up! // Mothers-to-be must demand their rights
It’s 4:30 a.m. and I am awakened by the ringing of my phone. It’s time! A beautiful neshamah is about to enter this world,...
Amid the Mountains of Slovenia // The greatest Torah scholars once...
I stand in the main sanctuary of an old synagogue, the fragrance of many centuries emanating from its ancient walls. The room is small...
Slandering While Black // Investigation results are a woke-up call
To The New York Times’ credit, and the surprise of all who regard the paper as hopelessly woke and blinkered, the Old Gray Lady...
It’s zero hour!
“We’re at a critical crossroads concerning the future of Judaism in the State”
What is the secret of the Jewish people’s ability to survive thousands...
Beyond Exhaustion // For years it felt like I was...
It all started with yawning. It didn’t matter where I was and it was very embarrassing. I would do my best to stifle the...
The Supreme Court Recognizes Reform Conversions in Israel // Q&A with...
What exactly happened today with the Supreme Court’s decision?
Up until now, if someone brought a letter from a Reform rabbi in America, he...
Does Bibi Still Call the Shots? // Despite all the rancor,...
“Attack the Jews and save our homeland” was the anti-Semitic slogan of the pogroms in Czarist Russia. A hundred years later, it seems that...
We are Never Alone // After a young couple suffers a...
Kamy: My wife, Karine, and I were married in May of 2015. Her family is from Morocco, but she was born in Eretz Yisrael...
Over There // My mother’s certainty, in uncertain times
I’d just finished making a huge pot of soup and had turned off the flame, when somewhere in the crowded refrigerator, I recalled seeing...
