Donald Trump’s Revenge // An upcoming Supreme Court case has Democrats worried about 2024
This past US Supreme Court term created plenty of controversy and political turmoil, with several decisions by the Court’s conservative majority roundly denounced by liberals. But the Court’s decision to hear another case next...
Satmar Solidarity at a Business Expo
“A kehillah is not just a collection of people. It is a cohesive unit that cares for and looks out for each other in all areas of life, including parnasah.”
That is how marketing guru...
Summer Grilling // Garlic “Butter” Steak with crispy potatoes
Serves: 2
Ingredients
Steak
⅓ cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon light olive oil
1 tablespoon hot sauce (Sriracha or other)
1½ lbs. strip steak, sliced against the grain
Potatoes
3 tablespoons nondairy garlic butter, divided
2 tablespoons light olive oil, divided
1½ lbs. baby...
Gathering to Strengthen Ourselves // What the Nekadeish Asifah Changed
On the evening of Wednesday, June 22 (following a similar Yiddish-speaking event, which took place a night earlier), over 20,000 women gathered at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, with an overflow crowd...
My Daughter Is Too Much Like Me—The Way I Used to Be
Dear Rabbi Taub:
Thank you for this new column and for giving us the opportunity to ask parenting questions. My question is as follows:
My seven-year-old daughter and I are very similar in nature, which means...
Inside War-torn Ukraine
Ukraine is a country I have visited often, from yearly trips to Uman for Rosh Hashanah, to summers volunteering to help Jewish kids in Ukraine, to visiting kivrei tzaddikim. But all that came to...
Would the End of the Filibuster Lead to Chaos? // The Senate’s strange custom...
Cast your eyes over the makeup of the US Senate in the years since the late 1970s, and you’ll see that, with few exceptions, Democrats and Republicans have had close-to-equal numbers. Sometimes the Republicans...
Ari Zinger // Ben & Jerry’s Israel
Ari Zinger just wanted to run his ice cream business. As the founder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream in Israel, Ari has built up his company and brand over the past 35 years....
Unfriends of the Court // Politics hath no fury like secularists scorned
Orthodox Jews involved in the public sphere know well what it’s like to have their positions angrily attacked and their words misrepresented. And so, MEMO TO THE U.S. SUPREME COURT: “Welcome to the club.”
An...
Epiphany On July Fourth // You are what you wear
The day was Saturday, July 4, 1999, in the heart of the Midwest, the celebration as American as baseball and apple pie. Folks sat on their porches and lawns and watched the annual parade...




















