More than one million people worldwide will be joining together for much needed tefillos in a “Day of Jewish Unity” organized by Acheinu, the kiruv arm of the famed Dirshu learning organization. This yom...

The trade fair is a staple of the Jewish or chasidishe story, with the merchant who heads off to Lublin or Leipzig for the fair a recurring figure. But such fairs are not just a...

Math was always my toughest subject. I like the concept of math—that big important ideas, the building blocks of the universe, can be expressed in neat, logical formulas. But applying neat logical formulas, i.e.,...

I was half asleep when I heard movement in the kitchen and smiled. I knew it was Kalman, my undeserved gift from Hashem. I knew he would smile when he found the note and snack...

My story began more than innocently—it actually started off rather festively, as I sat down to a perfectly-grilled steak dinner together with my grown son. It was a rare treat for us to meet...

When Dov Hikind tells me he knew that if Jakiw Palij was ever going to be deported it was going to happen under the Trump administration, it feels like déjà vu all over again....

A tip came in that Stephanie Giesselbach was skipping town. She had broken the lease on her car, the utilities in her apartment had been shut off, and she had booked a one-way ticket...

"Ma...I’m starving! I didn’t eat the lunch today.” “What do you mean? Pizza is your favorite day.” “Yeah, but Ma...it was whole-wheat! Ewww! No one ate it.” Do you remember the first time your child came home...

My friend Mark Aarons and I were raised very differently. I was raised right of center as a Boston Irish Catholic. Mark Aarons was raised left of center in a fourth generation family to...