The Secret Saudi-Pakistani Nuke Deal // How Pakistan’s nuclear program was sold to the...

Analysts at the CIA nearly had a heart attack in 1987 when our space satellites discovered that the Saudis had secretly built a military facility for Chinese DF-3 Dongfeng missiles capable of carrying nuclear...

Her Legacy Lives On // Almost a year after the tragic deaths of chasan...

It was a beautiful Friday afternoon, balmy and warm, just seven short days before Pesach. At the Levin home, Yisroel was about to head to the floral shop to pick up flowers for his...

Meatball Sliders

Meatballs are one of those dishes that both kids and adults find fun to eat. These meatballs are great on their own, on a bed of rice, or paired with the crispy sautéed potatoes....

The Headshot Guru // Laibel Schwartz works as a headshot photographer in the New...

Q: Why did you get into the business of headshots? A: Headshots have become a way to humanize business. Doing business used to mean walking into a store and forging a relationship with someone, but...

Agudas Yisrael Galvanizes the Smaller Kehillos // A conversation with Rabbi Yisrael Eichler MK

Q: I understand that there is a new initiative in Agudas Yisrael to give more power to the smaller kehillos. Could you please explain what that means? A: In 1973 Agudas Yisrael opened up registration...

From Frazzled to Neat Freak in just 8 weeks. Can Fraidy do it?

I’ll never forget the day of The Great Robbery. The victims of the robbery, though, have no recollection of the event. That’s because they’re still none the wiser… Here’s the story. The robbery happened when...

Two weeks that Changed my Life // An encounter at a learning program leads...

It was a winter Motzaei Shabbos, but the weather was relatively balmy, as it usually is in North Miami Beach. Though I’m a zeide many times over, I have a soft spot for the...

The Gift // They were the ugliest things I’d ever seen in my life

When my husband ceremoniously placed a big brown box on the kitchen table as he walked in from Shacharis, I assumed it was the clothing order I’d placed for my kids. “I’m so excited!” I...

Confronting Anti-Semites // Meet the State Department’s new Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat...

The date was mid-December, 2003. Mere months had passed since Saddam Hussein’s ouster from power. Iraq lay in ruins; its dictator was lying low in a spider hole. With barely a handful of Jews...

Scion of Royalty; In Tribute to Rebbetzin Devorah Svei

Rebbetzin Devorah Svei, a”h, passed away last week at the age of 84. The Rebbetzin was a brilliant woman, by all accounts a true intellectual with a tremendous breadth of knowledge, who taught high...