Newton Leroy Gingrich (born June 17, 1943) served as the 50th speaker of the US House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. A professor of history and geography at the University of West Georgia...

For much of modern Russian history, anti-Semitism has hardly been restrained. From the pogroms under the czars to the anti-Jewish policies of the Soviet Union to the dangerous undercurrents of the initial post-Soviet era,...

To dust off an old joke: The nurse, after fluffing Mr. Goldberg’s pillow, asks him if he’s comfortable. He responds, “Eh, I make a decent living.” I’ve always found people’s infatuation with money funny. That’s not...

Rechov Chavakuk in Bnei Brak is a tight, winding road, almost too snug to fit my car. After parking semi-legally near number 20 (in this humidity, I am more than willing to risk a...

The Marcus family is obviously quite musical. You’re a very popular singer, and your brothers Shmuly and Bentzion formed the 8th Day band, which has produced some very nice music. I’m the youngest of ten...

I used to pass the fellow each morning as I walked up Broadway in lower Manhattan on my way to work. He would stand at the same spot and hold aloft, for the benefit...

Serves 8 Soup: 1 tablespoon avocado oil (or any neutral oil) 2 leeks, sliced 2 onions, sliced 2 teaspoons crushed garlic 2 lbs. frozen broccoli  1 teaspoon smoked garlic powder 1 teaspoon onion powder 1 teaspoon onion salt, optional 1 teaspoon umami spice, optional 1 teaspoon...

I had been trying to reach my married son for several days, but he hadn’t been taking my calls, nor answering my increasingly worried texts.  At first, I didn’t read much into it. My son...

There is no day in the year that is more mesugal for shidduchim than Yom Kippur.  The Mishnah in Taanis (26b) states: “Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel said: There were no days as joyous for the...

My earliest memory of Rav Yehuda Bauer, or Rav Yudel, as he is more commonly known, is of him arriving at my brother’s bar mitzvah with two pieces of luggage. The smaller one contained...