I never thought I’d say, “Thank you, Hashem, for making my hands tingle.” Now, I say it with real joy. “Thank you, because the discomfort is what brought me to the doctor, which led...

Twenty years after the crime, the first few cracks are appearing in the classified cover-up of Saudi involvement in the 9/11 attacks. I predict Congress will soon be re-examining the FBI’s knowledge of Saudi...

Picturing Russian political prisoner Alexei Navalny forced to sit before a screen to watch state propaganda, as he recently recounted to The New York Times, conjured two similar scenes from my memory. One was a...

Kiryas Tosh, with its quaint streets and neat homes, is nestled in Boisbriand, Quebec, 20 miles north of Montreal. After its establishment by the previous Tosher Rebbe, Rav Meshulam Feish Lowy, zt”l, in 1963,...

Who doesn’t love a crockpot dinner? Especially when it tastes this good! For some reason, pulled chicken doesn’t get the spotlight it deserves. Not only is it tasty, it’s pretty healthy and cost effective...

It’s a little after 1:00 a.m. and I’m in Baghdad, riding in the car from the airport to my hotel. Sitting to my left is chasidic music superstar Lipa Schmeltzer. Our peaceful journey is...

The yeshivah administrators gasped as they took in the sight of the elaborate metal decoration. What had once been their old yeshivah gate was now a wall ornament beautifying the entry area for Likrat...

The Ohel Yaacob Synagogue in Deal, New Jersey, where my esteemed and gracious host, Rabbi Eli Mansour, serves as the rav, is probably the most beautiful building—or palace—that I have ever been in. Located...

One pan dinner winner coming in first place for delicious and balanced flavor, this champion of a chicken recipe also includes veggies and potatoes. Now that’s a meal you’ll be glad to feast on...

There is a gentle summer afternoon breeze as I turn onto Upland Way in Philadelphia. I glance around for the correct house and immediately spot Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky. It is bein hazmanim, and he...