It took King Casimir III the Great of Poland a decade, from 1350 to 1360, to renovate and fortify a castle in the Polish town of Nowy Sacz (New Sanz). Little did he suspect...

“I suppose you know why you’re here,” the young doctor said. “Yes,” I replied. “I’ve got pancreatic cancer.” I’d had no tests, no biopsy and hadn’t even seen a consultant yet. But this was...

These past few months, I sometimes wonder if I’m running a full-time restaurant. Just when I clean up breakfast, it’s lunch time, and that just leads to when and what is for dinner. It’s...

Since 1979, there has been a bipartisan American policy of engaging China economically in the hope of increasing its evolution towards democracy: “Since China’s accession to the UN, the Nixon visit, and subsequently the US...

Though the national unity government, which started off with a significant limp, has for now succeeded in collaborating in the fight against the coronavirus, the relationship between the two prime ministers continues to deteriorate....

My mother-in-law, who I adored, passed away seven years ago. She was only 62, far too young to leave this world. Her final words to me, her oldest daughter-in-law, were, “Take care of Tatty.”...

The flight from Israel to Paris was four and a half hours long. Several businessmen in masks, and a young couple, also wearing masks, stood off to a side. Other than them, however, Charles de...

As Torah Jews, we are a dignified nation. This is not something that has to be preached to us; it is us. Hakadosh Baruch Hu is a loving Father, Who is always willing to...

Back in December 2019, Samantha Wiseman got a phone call from her local JCC. They were offering a special program: If you signed up for career counseling and financial planning advice and followed through...

Walking up to the rosh yeshivah’s modest home, I feel a unique mixture of awe, fear and excitement. The rosh yeshivah, Rav Elya Ber Wachtfogel greets me with a radiant smile, embraces me warmly,...