A Tishrei Surprise // Lives, like elections, can turn on simple...

There is considerable chatter among politics-watchers about a possible “October Surprise”—the term for a deliberately engineered major news event coming shortly before a presidential...

Bibliographer, Bibliophile, & Book Collector // Rabbi Shmuel Ashkenazi

Klal Yisrael lost a one-of-a-kind talmid chacham this summer. Rabbi Shmuel Ashkenazi was niftar in Yerushalayim, at the age of 98, after being exposed...

The Remarkable World of Chizki Turnheim

Eleven-year-old Chizki Turnheim has unexpectedly, and perhaps reluctantly, become a public figure. About a year and a half ago, a video was shown at...

The things you cant forgive // Kay Wilson shares the terrifying...

n September 1, I tuned into a webinar sponsored by the Clarion Project featuring a former Islamic terrorist in dialogue with an Israeli advocate...

BROWNIE FOR ONE

BROWNIE FOR ONE A most exceptional guilty pleasure without the guilt. Cooking spray 6 tablespoons zero-calorie sweetener 2 tablespoons white whole wheat flour 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder ¼ teaspoon...

Trembling With Joy // We’re here and our lives are meaningful

Alison Birch, the owner of a hair salon in Stroud, England, was seeking a part-time stylist. The advertisement (it was the UK, so read...

Merging Worlds and admor, Rav Avner Afgin

Amongst the numerous charismatic Jewish leaders with which Eretz Yisrael is blessed, Rav Avner Afgin is undoubtedly a standout. In fact, he is considered...

Speaking to America’s Doctor // Dr. Anthony Fauci

Despite his innumerable media appearances during this pandemic, the nation’s top infectious disease specialist, Dr. Anthony Fauci, isn’t easy to reach. This has been...

Trapped in the Adirondacks // A survivor’s story of hope...

It was 13 years ago, in the middle of a frigid winter, when my well-ordered world turned upside down. I watched my husband breathe...

The Faces of BLM //A gaggle of groups or a proper...

That the acronym “BLM” evokes something less than enthusiasm for many of us isn’t surprising. After all, some Black Lives Matter boosters have used “intersectionality”—the...