Too Close for Comfort // My Husband Was Dead-Set Against Spending Another Summer...
“This place is gorgeous!” my sister Rivky gushed into the phone.
“You have to talk louder! I can’t hear you!” I yelled back. With my kids and my sister’s kids all under the same roof,...
Women To Know – Rivka Finkel
Rivka Finkel had a dilemma. A native Londoner living in Yerushalayim for over 20 years, she was already doing incredible work with at-risk teenage girls from Eretz Yisrael and abroad. Hundreds of them had...
Scratch That!! // When Ordinary Sounds Are Like Fingers On A Chalkboard
These were not tears of joy, emotion, or deep inspiration.
No.
These were tears of burning, exploding, all-out rage.
“I can’t!” I would roar, plugging my ears with both fingers as my mother hummed softly to herself....
Rippled Smoked Sweet Potatoes with Parsley-Jalapeno Aioli
One of my favorite tools in the kitchen is my ripple cutter. Even when I make plain French fries, the zigzag shape makes them look so much prettier. The kids love them that way...
PM Netanyahu and Indian PM Modi meet with Moshe Holtzberg
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet with Moshe Holtzberg, whose parents were murdered in the 26 November 2008 terrorist attack on the Mumbai Chabad House.
Never Despair // The Half Hour That Lasted Forever
I come from a family of Holocaust survivors. During the war, my father was incarcerated in Mauthausen in Austria, and my mother was hidden by peasants in Belgium. After the war, they both came...
Jay Schottenstein Remembers // A Partnership With Rabbi Meir Zlotowitz, z”l
Most people consider you to be a partner of Rabbi Meir Zlotowitz, z”l. Would you agree with that description?
Yes, without a doubt. It was a partnership that began 28 years ago with my father...
Arms Open To All // An Azerbaijani Ambassador Talks About His Country’s Unshakable Bond...
“There’s no way it can be done,” the man whispered cautiously to his visitor. “You’ll never get away with it, and everyone involved will be sent to the gulag, if not executed outright!”
But the...
Chasdei Hashem! // Yeshivah Bachur Released After Misunderstanding Leads To Three Month Detainment...
A crowd of hundreds of individuals stood together at Lakewood’s small, private airport on Sunday afternoon as they waited with eager anticipation and excitement for a helicopter to land. As soon as the helicopter...
J’accuse! // My Sister Had A Tendency To Work On Others
“I witnessed a very disturbing incident in the store this morning,” my sister Gitty informed me on the phone as I washed the supper dishes. “I am so upset that I literally can’t stop...





















