Mockery of Justice // Arnold and Frimet Roth’s 15-year-old daughter Malki was murdered in...
On August 9, 2001, a Palestinian terrorist from the West Bank, Izz al-Din Shuheil al-Masri, walked into the Sbarro restaurant in Jerusalem and detonated...
A Bridge Between Two Worlds // A chareidi woman teaches students in an...
“Boker tov, talmidim,” she begins each lesson in Hebrew. The students stand up and answer, “Boker tov, hamorah.” Then they sit back down and...
Saving Bubby // My mother refused to accept that my grandmother needed help
"‘Bubby!” I scream as huge flames erupt from the frying pan on the stove where something has gone horribly wrong.
I watch in horror as...
Marking the 40th Yahrtzeit of the Satmar Rebbe
It is not for a person like me to even attempt to sum up the life and teachings of any gadol, especially a gadol...
Boris, the Bike and the Bus // My encounters with the new prime minister...
Although the name Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson sounds like it belongs to a character in a Dr. Seuss book, it’s actually the name...
Unity Among Tragedy // A catastrophic weekend in a heartbreaking summer
This past Sunday was a day like few others in memory, as numerous disasters and catastrophes struck the Jewish community in the tri-state area...
When Things Go Boom // If you play with nuclear weapons, you’re gonna get...
Last week’s “Closer Look” discussed the “fallout” from a nuclear explosion at a remote Russian military base. It took the Russians some time to...
A Double Standard? // Q&A with former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Danny...
A planned trip to Israel by two anti-Israel US congresswomen created political pandemonium after Israel said that they would not be allowed in.
Both Rep....
Planet Supermom // Where everyone was perfect
The first thing that hit me when I landed on Planet Supermom was its perfect houses. They all looked exactly the same—two-story Colonials with...
The Right Decision // Interior Minister Aryeh Deri shares the backstory on...
Interior Minister Aryeh Deri never imagined that he would end up in the eye of an international political storm. On one side, he had...
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Worth Your Salt // Are Low-Sodium Diets An “In-Salt” Not Only...
Low-salt diets are gross. Look, they are, let’s not pretend otherwise. Sure, you came up with a recipe for chicken soup that you claim...
