Return to Life // For The First Time In History, An “Irreparably Brain-Damaged” Drowning...
To watch three-year-old Eden Carlson at play, you’d never think that there was anything unusual about her. She is vivacious and bubbly, and her brown pigtails and sweet smile belie the fact that a...
Persecution for Pesach // A Jewish Worker Heads To The Supreme Court
“This is the most extreme case of refusal to permit an employee to observe his or her religion that I have ever seen.”
That was how Nathan Lewin described the case that he is attempting...
The Hunt For My Heritage // Was A Whole Branch Of My Family Tree...
You know those people who are related to the entire world? Who have to limit their simchah guest list to “just first cousins” because otherwise it would be too huge? Yeah. I’m green with...
Shadchan For A Day // To my surprise, it wasn’t as easy as it...
I must say that during my single years I had a bone to pick with certain shadchanim, who were not very helpful, to say the least. It was frustrating to have to keep sending...
The Boys’ Shidduchim Crisis // A Ground-Breaking Organization Helps Older Singles In Their Quest...
A few weeks ago, Srulik Lazarovich stood before a large crowd in an elegant hall in Yerushalayim and issued an impassioned plea that no one who was present will ever forget. Srulik, a chareidi...
Brazilian blackmail // How a carjacking turned into a test of nerves
I left my house On that fateful day for my weekly trip beyond the mountain range that bordered São Paulo to the west, to meet with a business supplier. It was a 150 kilometer...
Washington Insider // Right On The Money – A Talk With Mike Cernovich
Mike Cernovich, a controversial, right-wing media personality, made waves when he broke the story about the termination of Reince Priebus a full hour and ten minutes before it was announced by President Trump.
This isn’t...
L’chayim with a Wrench // They Say It’s Important To Always Have The Right...
Not too many people celebrate the engagement of their daughter with a wrench on the table along with the wine and cake. But in this case it was the perfect decoration.
This story actually starts...
A Trek Across Tunisia // Visiting a land of Jewish history…and jihadists
Meir Alfasi, an Jew from Israel, suddenly found himself alone amid the alleys of the bustling market of a Muslim city in North Africa. He realized that he had somehow lost the security guard...
When Lightning Strikes Twice // My Baby Was Struck With A Mysterious Illness…Twice
What are the odds of a baby having a rare condition that is hard to diagnose but easy to treat?
What are the odds of it happening again—with an even rarer condition?
Shaindy W. shares her...





















