"Did you see the recording of the briefing the other day?” Agudah’s Chief of Staff Avrohom Weinstock, Esq. asked me in reference to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s press conference, when a reporter pressed...

When we first adopted Zeesy at birth, there was no way to know that anything was wrong. She was a happy, normal, adorable baby who giggled and cooed like any other. Then, a few months...

The exciting thing about summer (besides for the finally-here-to-stay warm weather) is the incredible assortment of fruits and vegetables that are suddenly popping up everywhere. I chose five of my favorite early-summer fruits to...

The scene would repeat itself almost every Friday throughout that summer. I would cook for Shabbos in the kitchen of my bungalow, while my sister was cooking in her kitchen on the other side...

It took more than 500 days for Israel’s new government to form; now everyone is hoping it won’t take just as long to get it functioning normally. The first order of business was finding a...

Moshe walks through the front door seven minutes early. Rivka knows it is 10:08 without looking at the clock. She knows because she is just beginning to mop the floors, which happens at precisely 10:08...

I just celebrated my 80th birthday, surrounded by my children, grandchildren, and quite a few great-grandchildren. By nature, I’m not a very sentimental person. I was forced to grow up very quickly, to become an...

I’ve always had a very close relationship with my brother Shlomo, who is eight years older than I am. He and his wife, Brachie, live in the same apartment building as we do, and...

Researchers, led by a team from Northwestern University, have found that there is a strong correlation between severe Vitamin D deficiency and death from COVID-19. The scientists looked at statistical data from hospitals and clinics...

I’ll never forget the first time I saw a picture of the world’s tallest hotel in the Guinness Book of World Records. It was called the Burj Al Arab, the only “seven-star” hotel in...