In general, I’m not one to associate the month of Elul and the High Holy Days, as they are often called in America, with the intonations of its liturgy. Compared to the awesomeness of...

Slouched behind the register was a skinny boy with swarthy skin and brown eyes. He couldn’t have been any older than 17 years old. His ill-fitting jeans were frayed; his washed-out T-shirt was too...

Two friends were hiking in a state park when they walked into a wooded area and heard a branch break overhead. As one recalled, “I looked up and there were two grizzly cubs, about...

When I was a kid, whenever anyone mentioned going into business with a relative, my father would say, “Mit mechutanim est men kugel.” This meant that while it was a great idea to sit...

There is nothing like a good bowl of spaghetti and meatballs, and with this recipe we can even have it covered with cheese! Whenever I’m trying to imitate an ingredient, I always take into account...

August 2018 was not a good month for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) or its energetic young dictator, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS). First, the Saudis were nasty to Canada, which surprised...

As a long-time friend and admirer of Yossi Gestetner, I didn’t need a positive story about him on the political news website Politico to impress his virtues upon me. A resident of Monsey, Yossi...

You’ve heard of ceviche and tartar...wondering what “crudo” is? It means “raw” in Italian. Thanks to sushi, we are much more familiar with raw fish here in the US than we ever were. The...

The email arrived in the Inbox of our Chabad House’s email account on the morning of a typical day in October, a few weeks after Sukkos. As a Chabad shliach in Rochester, Minnesota, home...

In the heart of the South American rainforest, near where the borders of Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil converge, you will find Iguazu Falls, the largest waterfalls on the continent, and one of the largest...