Healing from the Holy Land
As I finish writing up this interview, I’d like to thank Dr. Dan Altura for introducing us, in the pages that follow, to current biochemical research into the workings of the human cell. In...
Help! Not another Speech?
I stagger out of the simchah hall on Shabbos afternoon at 4:30, bleary-eyed and haggard. I’ve been at the aufruf since nine in the morning, and my muscles ache with exhaustion. Blessed with 27...
A Heavenly Simchah // On the eve of my marriage, I prayed for a...
I was getting married on Wednesday evening, and by Monday morning, all the errands on my to-do list had been done. Aside from making a big grocery order, the day loomed empty and long....
…And then he opened his eyes // The miraculous healing power of music
I’ve been a singer, songwriter and keyboardist for over 20 years. As one of the first chasidic keyboardists in the world, I have had the privilege of playing at many events and in the...
The Politics of Peace? // How trump’s plan affects Bibi and Benny
Having learned its lesson in the last two elections, Kachol Lavan made sure to control the media agenda this time around. In fact, the MKs of Kachol Lavan showed that despite their relative inexperience...
A Heart to Heart With Mohammed Saud
When I visited Saudi Arabia in December of 2018, I was one of the first 1,000 tourists to visit the kingdom in modern history. In an effort to test the waters of tourism in...
Auschwitz // secrets, silence, and profits—what the allies knew and why they would not...
I am perhaps the only Auschwitz historian who has never visited Auschwitz. During the Carter and Reagan administrations, I was a GS 13 Supervisory Trial Attorney in the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. In 1979,...
Security for Jews Gets Serious
Security has become the number-one issue on the minds of American Jews due to an increase in anti-Semitic attacks. Recent acts of violence in places like shuls and kosher markets have engendered a very...
Celebrating in Cambodia // The descendents of a Cambodian king join together to celebrate...
In the heart of Cambodia’s bustling capitol Phnom Penh, a ceremony was about to begin at the prestigious Le Royal hotel. The name of the hotel was fitting for this particular affair; the guests...





















