The kind of entrepreneur that I most admire is one who builds up his business to the point where he does not have to be involved with the company all day. After speaking to...

As a leaker of government material, Jack Teixeira isn’t a very impressive figure. Only 21 years old, he is a lower-ranking airman in the Massachusetts Air National Guard, not exactly the most prestigious part...

Every morning I am faced with a reminder of how clueless I was to judge a fruit by its color. As a bachur in Yeshivas Kol Torah in Bayit Vegan back in the 1970s, I...

Parties, parlor meetings, tzedakah events and the like taking place in private homes or backyards is not a new phenomenon. It has been common for many years for people to open their homes for...

Serves 6-8 1 lb. red or Yukon Gold potatoes ½ cup red wine ¼ cup oil ¾ teaspoon salt Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.  Cut the potatoes into 1-inch pieces (peeled...

For Rebbetzin Chana Davis, it was a small decision that changed the course of her life.   “I was born in England,” she begins. “My father, Rav Eliezer Yehuda Leib Tarshish, zt”l, was from Lita. As...

One of the leading rabbanim and poskim in Bnei Brak is Rav Shmuel Eliezer Stern, who is warmly hosting me on a rather mild Monday evening, the week after Purim, in his home. Born...

One of the leading rebbes of Europe today is the Vizhnitzer Rebbe of London, Rav Dovid Hager, shlita. Based in the Stamford Hill area, which boasts the largest concentration of chasidic Jews in Europe,...

An introduction is supposed to encapsulate and provide a brief overview of the subject. In my introductions for this column, I try to do just that, giving the reader a taste of what’s to...

Rosh Chodesh Nisan would seem a propitious time for a kiddush Hashem. And one occurred this year, when a large group of Israeli anti-government protesters, mostly secular citizens aiming to “get in the face”...