Although the sky is overcast and gray, the weather is rather mild in Los Angeles on this December morning. For some reason, even when the sun comes out, this city fails to evoke the...

“You simply can’t give up” That was the motto of Dr. Rich (Kasriel) Roberts as he brought his company from near-bankruptcy to success...twice. After forgoing a career in medicine, Dr. Roberts took his organizational...

I was only five years old when I first understood the glamour of wearing a fur coat. This was when my public school class reader included a story about some beneficent lady who was...

This year’s flu season has inspired some dire headlines. To understand the real risk factors, we spoke to Dr. Ivor S. Douglas, chief of pulmonology and critical care at Denver Health Medical Center and director of...

For years, I shied away from eating beets. I wanted to like them for their beautiful color...but didn’t like the taste. That changed when my friend Sara L. moved into my building. She insisted I try her roasted beets,...

The Observation Post: Throwing the Book Unrestrained glee filled the collective countenance of much of the press corps as excerpts from Michael Wolff’s book Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House trickled out. A reactionary...

“Welcome!” I greeted my Aunt Miriam as I ushered her inside and enveloped her in a warm hug. “I’m so happy you agreed to come to us for Shabbos.” Aunt Miriam smiled. “Thanks for the...

It might be easier to list all the good reasons to cut our financial ties to Pakistan than to list the many, many bad reasons that brought about American financial involvement in Pakistan in...

Chava Nueumann’s* Mother The 18 months until our daughter Chava* was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease caused by high C-reactive proteins in her bloodstream felt like an eternity. We were devastated. Dr. Hubbard* might...

As the rosh yeshivah of the massive Ateres Shlomo network of Torah institutions, Rav Sholom Ber Sorotzkin shared a unique, personal bond with Maran Rav Aharon Leib Shteinman, zt”l. In fact, he was personally...