Bellingcat Busts the Bad Guys // British video gamers busted Putin’s assassination team
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 journalists in the world. These young people are the most...
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, that is not what epitomizes Hadassah. She wanted me to...
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 a happy ending.
It was the third day of Chanukah, a...
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 well.
Macaroons:
3 large egg whites
½ cup sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
5 cups unsweetened...
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 problems, the complications have been even harder, and less-widely recognized....
Into the Limelight // Pedut Rotnemer was born with dwarfism, but that has...
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 intrigued. But what if I added that this multitalented person...
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 street patrol to plainclothes work, narcotics, robbery, street crime and...
The Face of Journalism in 2021 // How Eliot Higgins and Bellingcat created...
Who is the best investigative journalist? Forty years ago, you might have said it was me. I used the latest electronic technology at the time, which, looking back, was pretty primitive equipment. In 1977,...
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. When she appeared at the door, my mother’s eyes lit...
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 in 1935 in Buzias near Timisoara in Romania to his...





















