Rabbi Avraham Wolfson, z”l // tzedakah and torah intertwined

Rabbi Avraham Wolfson, who passed away last week, was the eldest son of the illustrious philanthropist Zev Wolfson, founder of The Wolfson Foundation. The...

Mask Ask // One can even get used to Siberia

Back in the day—by which I mean this past spring—I was a resolute non-masker. When shopping, of course, I followed stores’ rules. But in...

To Vax or Not to Vax?//Dr. Alan Kadish, President of Touro...

This Monday, the first vaccinations against Covid-19 outside of clinical trials were given in the US, in New York. Sandra Lindsay, a nurse at...

Morocco & Israel Make Peace

Rabbi Levi Banon of Casablanca, Morocco, reacts to the U.S.-Brokered Israel-Morocco Peace Deal When news of the US-brokered Israel-Morocco peace deal broke this past Thursday,...

Looking Back // My Journey through Cancer and Beyond

It all started when my son was born. My husband and I wanted to name him after my father, z”l, who had been niftar...

Strawberry Mango Daiquiri

We don’t think we need to convince you that a combination of freshly pureed mango and crushed strawberries makes for an amazing mix! The...

Remembering Cantor Daniel Gildar

The passing of Cantor Daniel Gildar is an immeasurable loss for the Jewish community, but especially for the cantorial world. He was a man...

Anti-Semitism’s Idiocy …and Chanukah // We have an urgent message to...

Anti-Semitism isn’t funny, of course, but there sure are some great jokes about it. One of my favorites concerns the priest giving last rites to...

Between Brothers

Rav Reuven Feinstein, shlita, reflects on the life of his brother, Rav Dovid Feinstein, zt”l, on the occasion of his shloshim, as well as...

An In-Depth Conversation with Shlomo Gaisin & Zusha

The concert hall is filled to capacity, the MC announces the next act, and the crowd goes wild as two men with long beards...