I am prefacing my words by saying “bli neder,” which, I am told, in my Litivisher tradition is almost as bad as promising to do the opposite. But barring any new developments that are...

One of the best friends of the Jewish community in the United States Senate is undoubtedly Ted Cruz, the Republican from Texas. As my esteemed friend Nick Muzin, who was a senior adviser and...

Going into Pesach, tensions were running high as fear of the unknown overwhelmed the Minneapolis Jewish community. The COVID-19 pandemic was advancing with record speed, and concern for our health and safety was occupying...

Riki Fried recently contacted us. She   told us about how she began suffering from anxiety decades ago. This was, as she explained, “At a time when mental health wasn’t a subject that was...

Nathalie is a friend and nutritionist who specializes in weight lost. I teamed up with her to write this feature. She has great tips and recipes for keeping food delicious and healthy, with lower-calorie...

There is almost nothing quite as controversial in Jewish communities as an eruv, but the coronavirus outbreak may have been more powerful than that. A new push for an eruv in part of Stamford...

Due to COVID-19, all hospitals and nursing homes in New York have banned visitors from their facilities. While the rule is in place to protect the most vulnerable, it has led to much heartbreak...

Friday, 26 Iyar 2018 It was the Friday before Mother’s Day weekend, a warm and sunny day that was typical of our hometown. I was in the preschool building of our Chabad House getting ready for...

For the first time in a long time, I am optimistic that we can dodge the bullet of COVID-19, no matter how nasty its mutations become. The more I read about Sorrento Therapeutics, the...

We were adrift on the vast Caribbean Sea near the Dominican Republic when the virus hit the region. We sailed from one port to another, desperate for shelter, but the border guards pointed their...