Results, Round 2 // Israel Voted Again; Can you Tell?

The elections have ended in what seems to be another stalemate. Here is a five-point summary of what happened: 1. Is this the endof an...

Matchless Memories // A visit in Bnei Brak with Rav Meir Tzvi Bergman, the...

There’s a Jewish proverb that goes something like this: Whatever hasn’t happened in 1,000 years might happen in the next moment. Likewise, whenever I...

The Firzogerins

Leading Women’s Prayer In the Jewish cemetery in Worms, Germany, lies a curious grave. It’s the final resting place of a Jewish woman named Urania,...

Lighting the Path // Stories of Hashgachah Pratis in the world of kiruv

Tashlich After the tefillos on Rosh Hashanah last year, Rabbi Mendy and Menucha Blank walked four miles down to the pier at Shorebird Park in...

Paving the Way // Rav Mota Frank recounts the unbelievable story of how he...

Every year before Rosh Hashanah, tens of thousands of Yidden from all over the world converge on Uman, the small Ukrainian city in which...

The Returnee // Two decades ago Peri Cohen shocked the chareidi world. Today she...

‘‘There are some people who, after becoming baalei teshuvah, want to correct whatever was wrong in their former lives. But that’s not how I...

Good Meddling, Good Friend // Trump gives bibi another boost

Last election season came along with all kinds of concerns about foreign countries meddling in the Israeli elections. Gadi Eizenkot, who was the chief...

A Rebbe and A Father Rav Shlomo Gissinger, zt”l

The most common words heard after the passing of Rav Shlomo Gissinger, zt”l, were, “I feel like I lost a father.” Scores of men and...

Seasons for Spies // The search for America’s Superspy in Moscow

Now, let me get this straight. The media is claiming that Oleg Smolenkov, the CIA’s top spy inside the Kremlin, had to be extracted...

Honoring Erev Shabbos // A grassroots movement is spreading.

Dassy Goldenberg’s sister-in-law was ill, and she wanted to do something as a zechus for her to have a refuah sheleimah. What kind of...