Real Estate Roundtable

With the economy in the midst of turmoil, real estate is directly affected. So I got together several past interviewees and presented to them a number of questions posed to me by readers. The...

The Mind-to-Mouth Miracle // Cognition problems aren’t always what they seem

I’m in the admittedly small and shrinking minority of people who aren’t convinced that President Biden is cognitively impaired. At least not in the way he is commonly described, as someone with dementia, incapable...

A Place to Call Home

Sara was in her late 20s, living with her husband and four children in Kiryat Sefer, when she saw the ad that changed her life. A 14-year old boy was in need of a...

When a Cowboy Hat Meets a Shtreimel // My years with the Klausenberger...

The 30th yahrtzeit of the Klausenberger Rebbe on 9 Tamuz is an auspicious moment to remember the impact this singular chasidic master had on countless people, particularly on Holocaust survivors, as well as on...

Is ADHD Really a Disorder? // Two mental health practitioners express very different...

For parents whose children are having difficulties in school, a diagnosis of ADHD might be a relief. It gives them an idea of what is going wrong and suggests that their child will be...

Seismic Shifts in Two European Elections // The U.K. and France see major changes

“Mélenchon’s victory is a terrible signal of impunity sent to the anti-Jewish Islamo-Fascists.” —French-Jewish journalist Yohann Taieb, in a tweet about the results of the French election and the triumph of the left-wing coalition, which...

Yisrael Kleinman // Clearbrook Builders, The Cuttery

I spoke to Yisrael Kleinman for about two hours for this article, and I probably could have spoken to him for many more. In fact, I hope to in the future, because Yisrael is...

Decolonization Nation // Members of some other tribes offer insight

Among the vilifiers of Israel as an illegitimate “colonial” power—and the line is long and motley—are some Native Americans. They imagine a similarity between indigenous Indian tribes and the Arab population in Eretz Yisrael. Emphasis...

Rav Shraga Feivish Hager zt”l // The Kossover Rebbe zt’l

Boro Park and Monsey were transformed into a sea of grief as thousands of people mourned the petirah of the Kossover Rebbe, zt”l, Rav Shraga Feivish Hager, the fiery leader who had his hand...

Yitzi Fellner // Reliable Office Services

After seeing his relatives struggle to handle the day-to-day management of their growing business, Yitzi Fellner realized there was a need for a service that could provide a full-time employee at a part-time cost,...