Josh Bowman // Chess Chevra
ometimes a childhood hobby can grow into a lifelong career. For Josh Bowman, that hobby was chess. From a young age, he not only loved the game but excelled at it—eventually ranking among the...
A Timely Toothache // Where I Was—and Wasn’t—on 9/11
With September 11 imminent, I thought I’d share my experience of that day in 2001, something I’ve never done in writing until now.
At the time, I was working at Agudath Israel of America’s national...
Advocating for the Guilty
Rabbi Yossi Bryski of the Aleph Institute helps people who are facing stiff sentences. Here are his thoughts and stories.
Where do you live? I’m asking because your area code is from California.
I live...
The Iran They Don’t Want You to Know
Shortly before the war broke out between Israel and Iran, I had the opportunity to visit Iran and get to know some of the people there. My visit there confirmed what I had long...
Eli Hoffman // City Builders
In the high-stakes, high-stress world of New York construction, you expect to find tough, loud and brash personalities. Eli Hoffman, founder of construction management firm City Builders, is an anomaly. While his firm handles...
Journo-terrorism // All it takes is the word PRESS on a vest
“What these men did wasn’t journalism, and claiming otherwise dishonors the real journalists who risk and sometimes lose their lives endeavoring to bring us the truth.”
Those are the words of Jamie Kirchick, former...
How to Detox from your Smartphone
Richard Simon, a frum web designer who lives near Baltimore and works in Washington, DC, shut his smartphone for an entire year. He now shares the surprising, and ultimately life-altering, lessons he learned along...
From Modest Origins to an IT Empire – The Remarkable Journey of Phil Friedman
Phil Friedman was born and raised in the former Soviet Union. After spending 12 years in numerous positions in the Soviet military complex, he immigrated to America and settled in New York City. In...
Will Trump’s Chip Deal Endanger the U.S.?
“While we haven’t shipped H20 to China for months, we hope export control rules will let America compete in China and worldwide.”
—A spokesperson for the Nvidia computer chip manufacturing company
“We again urge your administration...
Brouhaha at Bunny’s // A “Palestine” pin produces peeves
I can’t recommend the fried chicken at “Bunny’s Buckets and Bubbles,” a restaurant on the Baltimore waterfront, even though the food served there has garnered rave reviews. It’s not kosher.
Similarly treif, as so deemed...
