A Mother Knows // How DNA testing has transformed the search for kidnapped children

The stunning finale of a decades-old saga is making waves among those who remembered the tragic kidnapping of Paul Fronczak from his mother’s arms...

Hold the Candle // The incredible story of war-torn Shabbos leichter coming “home”

“A Cappuccino and a Rashi, Please” In a small space above a Starbucks coffee shop in a young, wealthy neighborhood in Toronto called Forest Hill,...

Awakenings // “Your mother will never wake up from her coma,” the doctors told...

Tzipora Schneerson—a granddaughter of the Baal Hatanya and a cousin of the Lubavitcher Rebbe—was a sixth-generation Yerushalmi who never anticipated a life outside of...

Fighting Online Indoctrination // Yad L’Achim is suing Facebook for allowing missionaries to target...

The social media site Facebook has been on the chopping block for several years now over the way it treats its customers. From allowing...

Flickers and Flames // I was intrigued by the child’s name

Her name stood out from among the others on my class register: Shalheves. There were numerous names from Tanach, names of the Imahos and...

Preserving the Sanctity of Jewish Marriage and the Integrity of Our Immutable Mesorah

As some have pointed out, one of the few times the Rambam alludes to the concept of gevurah (courage) in his Mishneh Torah is...

Layala’s Oil // After all available medications didn’t work, would it take a special...

I entered Bnos Chana elementary school on an ordinary morning, no different than any other. After straightening out the chairs and setting up my...

The Musical Mind of Yossi Gil // Bringing an encyclopedic knowledge of chasidic music...

Yossi Gil is not only a keen expert on the songs and music of the chasidic courts, he is also considered to be one...

The Hidden Fortress of the Maccabees // A secret behind the Jewish victory over...

On a hill overlooking the main road from Shaar HaGai to Jerusalem lies a small chareidi town called Kiryat Ye’arim, also known by its...

The Incredible Story of Chaim

On 14 Cheshvan last year, on an ordinary Tuesday morning, a little boy was born in Ziv Hospital, on a hilltop in the mystical...