It’s 4:30 a.m. and I am awakened by the ringing of my phone. It’s time! A beautiful neshamah is about to enter this world, and I will have the honor of assisting the soon-to-be...

I stand in the main sanctuary of an old synagogue, the fragrance of many centuries emanating from its ancient walls. The room is small but the high Gothic arches that support the ceiling gives...

To The New York Times’ credit, and the surprise of all who regard the paper as hopelessly woke and blinkered, the Old Gray Lady recently published a lengthy front-page article about a supposedly racist...

“We’re at a critical crossroads concerning the future of Judaism in the State” What is the secret of the Jewish people’s ability to survive thousands of years without a military or a state, which is...

It all started with yawning. It didn’t matter where I was and it was very embarrassing. I would do my best to stifle the urge, but I was powerless to stop it. Sometimes I...

What exactly happened today with the Supreme Court’s decision? Up until now, if someone brought a letter from a Reform rabbi in America, he was recognized as Jewish. For years, the malchus harishah recognized...

“Attack the Jews and save our homeland” was the anti-Semitic slogan of the pogroms in Czarist Russia. A hundred years later, it seems that the media and the left-wing parties have adopted the slogan...

Kamy: My wife, Karine, and I were married in May of 2015. Her family is from Morocco, but she was born in Eretz Yisrael and raised in Montreal. We settled in Great Neck, which...

I’d just finished making a huge pot of soup and had turned off the flame, when somewhere in the crowded refrigerator, I recalled seeing a marinara bottle. Alone on the lovely island of light to...

I love my mother-in-law. She’s smart, warm and one of the most easygoing people I know. Her advice is always spot on, but she only offers her words of wisdom when they’re solicited. She’s...