Trump’s Support Among Orthodox Jews Has Risen from 54% to 89%

Nine in ten Orthodox Jews say that they support President Donald Trump, according to a poll released Wednesday by Ami Magazine. Moreover, that support appears to have risen dramatically since Election Day in 2016. Though the numbers...

Strike Three? MK Rabbi Uri Maklev on seeking a political way out of this...

Ever since returning to power in 2009, Netanyahu has been the most stable political figure in the entire Middle East. Over the course of a decade he has managed to survive one crisis after...

Round Two // Something seemed off with my mother’s new husband

I was walking out of shul, zipping up my tallis bag, when my phone rang. I was surprised to hear from Michoel, an old friend with whom I hadn’t been in contact in years. “Michoel!...

The No-Serve Party

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A Stonking Majority // Boris Johnson’s landslide win

The Victory This past Thursday saw Boris Johnson winning a massive and unprecedented majority for the Conservative (Tory) party, the biggest since Margaret Thatcher’s win in 1983. But a Tory majority was anything but certain. While...

Bubby’s Little Rose // How long could we keep up the name charade?

“Hindy! Put down that vase!” I gasped. “You’re going to break it!” “Hindy?” Bubby looked up in surprise. “Who’s Hindy?” Ouch. I could have bitten my tongue. “I’m sorry, I’m just so tired,” I fibbed. “Shloimy’s niece...

Finding the Right Words

My world was shattered when I joined the ranks of the wounded the day my daughter was diagnosed with cancer. The world I lived in, one of familiar routines and ordinary activities, was replaced...

In the Shadow of Hate // A visit with Jersey City Mayor Steven Michael...

Last Thursday, when I visited Steven Michael Fulop, the 49th mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey, to discuss the anti-Semitic attack that had taken place in a kosher supermarket two days earlier, what surprised...

The Long Shot on Erev Shabbos // Why would a non-Jewish lawyer be willing...

“You’re a salesman, aren’t you?” It was 11 a.m. on the Friday before Yom Kippur, and Rabbi Katzman was on the phone. “I need you to do something for me. I need you to call...

Farewell, My Friend A Tribute to Reb Moshe Hersh Deutsch, z”l

My phone buzzed on Tuesday afternoon with a request for Tehillim for my dear friend, Moshe Hersh Deutsch. Moshe Hersh was trapped in a grocery store with two mad gunmen and his life was...