Seeing Light in the Darkness
On Yom Kippur, October 2, 2025, tragedy struck the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation of Manchester in the UK, a close-knit community led by Rabbi...
Is Jewish America in Danger? The Mamdani Effect
“Zohran Mamdani says he wants to keep Jewish New Yorkers safe, but he refuses to acknowledge that ‘globalize the intifada’ is not a call...
Jason Teshuba // Mango Languages
我会说一点儿汉语。 (pronounced, Wǒ huì shuō yīdiǎn er hànyǔ). It means, “I can speak a little Chinese.” It’s something Jason (Eitan) Teshuba might say, as...
Pro-Choice Politics
Pending some major unforeseen happening, come January, New York will most likely have a mayor named Mamdani.
Many New Yorkers, whether because of Zohran Mamdani’s...
Hope Inside a Tunnel
The release of the remaining living hostages held in Gaza filled the Jewish world with happiness and a sense of relief after such long...
Ceasefire or Mirage?
“Fifty-nine countries are part of this. We’ve never seen anything like this. Now it’s all happening.”
—President Trump, speaking to CNN last week about the...
Tuli Guttman // Guttman’s Production & Event Planning
I must admit that speaking to Tuli Guttman was one of the most memorable Lunchbreak conversations I have had in a while, for two...
Hamas Redux // Amid the euphoria…concerns
It took mere minutes—quite literally—after the Gaza ceasefire agreement was signed, on October 10, for armed Hamas members to reassert control in Gaza City.
Amid...
Nazi’s, Swiss Banks, & the Jewish Money That Vanished
This story reads like a modern-day super-thriller, replete with treasure maps, secret agents, intrigue, acts of deception and counter-deception, and lots of really bad...
A Front Row Seat to History
It was the morning of Shemini Atzeres, October 9, 1982.
For the Jews of the ancient Ghetto of Rome it was an ordinary Yom Tov...
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Shattered Glass // I watched in despair as my dreams...
The house was quiet, with the kind of peace that only Shabbos can bring. I sat down lazily on the couch, ready to enjoy...
