Rav Yitzchok Kolodetsky, a son-in-law of Rav Chaim Kanievsky, zt”l, is a distinguished gaon and tzaddik in his own right. Known for his asceticism and fasting daily, his brachos and counsel, particularly in matters...

How healthy is the European shtetl? Our ongoing series “The Health of the American Shtetl” has looked at the state that smaller American Jewish communities find themselves in and the changes they have undergone. But...

This Lunchbreak is a little different from the usual. For the first time, I’m featuring someone I personally mentored and watched grow up. I’ve known Yossi Eliav since he was 13. As an energetic...

You may never have heard of “crab mentality,” but it’s a real thing, a metaphor derived from anecdotal claims about crustaceans confined to an open bucket. Supposedly, the critters will actively and violently prevent...

Chanukah is about miracles. Ours wasn’t a joyful one. But after 20 years of not knowing what happened to my father, learning the truth and finally bringing him to kever Yisrael was still a...

Through the grimy window of a post-war train carrying displaced people across Europe, a man saw a shadow. A silhouette. And suddenly he knew. It was irrational. It was impossible. But the soul knows what...

Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Yechiel Leiter was appointed Israel’s ambassador to the United States on January 27, 2025. An ordained rabbi, educator and longtime activist for Yehudah and Shomron, he brings an unusual perspective...

Speaking to Daniel Lowy, founder of EMU Health, one thing is clear: he loves what he does. Daniel’s center is effectively a mini hospital, featuring numerous doctors’ offices and state-of-the-art operating rooms that offer...

Quite a warplane, that F-35. It’s described by military aviation expert Gareth Jennings as “the pinnacle of Western combat aviation,” and has, among other high-tech systems, advanced radar and sensors—and state-of-the-art stealth coatings. “What makes...

Miami Beach may be small in population, but under Mayor Steven Meiner’s leadership it makes a big impact: locally, nationally and internationally. Reelected this month, Mayor Meiner is a respected and popular figure, known...