Sophomoric Seminarians // Some would-be leaders march toward a cliff
The self-described “future leaders of the Jewish community” in the US have spoken.
Those would be the hundred or so non-Orthodox rabbinic (and cantorial) school...
From Punk Rocker to frum Psychotherapist// Stephen (Dani) Safer uses his...
I wasn’t sure what to expect from Stephen Safer, but distinguished-looking and well-spoken weren’t what I imagined. Mr. Safer is six feet tall, well-dressed,...
Searching for Solace // In an attempt to bring comfort...
What can you say to offer even a small bit of comfort to a grief-stricken mother who is sitting shivah for her children? How...
America’s Governor? // Andrew Giuliani, the son of “America’s Mayor,”...
America was first introduced to Andrew Giuliani in 1994, when he joined his father, Rudy, on stage during his inauguration as mayor of New...
My Cancer Chazakah // A three-time cancer survivor shares her personal...
Many decades ago, I was taught in grade school by a very British English teacher that it was “good form” to have an interesting...
Hamas vs Israel // A conversation with Danny Ayalon
Daniel “Danny” Ayalon is an Israeli diplomat and politician who has served as both deputy foreign minister and as a member of the Knesset....
Berel Solomon // Wealthy Commercials
t is said that if a picture is worth a thousand words, a video is worth a million words. Enter Berel Solomon, founder of...
Echoes // Years later, my words saved a life
The phone’s ringing jarred me awake. I checked the clock on my night table: 7:15 a.m. I was usually already up at this hour,...
Galus and Gastronomy // There’s a message in your kneidel
Well, Shavuos is over and, hopefully, we all renewed our kabbalas haTorah.
And ate blintzes, of course, in the spirit of the Rama’s citation (Orach...
Columbia’s new Jews // The South American country is seeing...
In 2009, I was taking my daughter to the Centro Israelita de Beneficencia (CIB) for Hebrew school when the taxi driver asked me if...


















