I remember seeing Hitler as a child when he came to Vienna after the Anschluss,” says Rabbi Moshe Lazar, Chabad shliach in Milan, Italy, and the father of Russia’s Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar. “I...

Mimi’s Mother  On a Motzaei Shabbos in January 2014, I called home from my hotel room in Florida. My daughter hadn’t been feeling well for several days, and I wanted to find out how she...

I’m so excited to talk to you about my smoothies. I can’t remember when I started drinking smoothies, but for as long as I can remember they have been part of my day, especially...

The yeshivos in Eretz Yisrael had finally begun opening very slowly due to the coronavirus. This past week, the last of the yeshivos reopened and the kol Torah is once again being heard within...

I am the manager of a butcher shop on a bustling avenue in the city. It’s a busy place, selling both wholesale and retail, with customers constantly milling about. I spend most of my...

The Belzer Rebbe, Rav Aharon, was once quoted as saying, “Every person who survived the war had two malachim watching over him.” In my case and that of my mother, there was a third....

The first time I held my daughter Naomi, when she was just a few minutes old, I felt something impossible to describe. This precious human being was mine to protect from life’s rough edges;...

In 1997, the People’s Republic of China signed an international treaty with the British promising that Hong Kong could retain its autonomy and independent political traditions for another 50 years. “One China, two systems”—that...

The COVID-19 pandemic caused tremendous upheaval for the entire Far Rockaway Jewish community. Among the virus’ victims were the community’s shuls, which were locked to prevent the spread of disease. On Yitzy Brown’s block, the...

What's In a Name? In his book Triggered, Donald J. Trump Jr. reveals the following fascinating anecdote about having the same name as his father: “When my mother first approached my father with the idea of...