A cup of coffee—and a Shidduch //Your inner voice is the one you should...
The shidduch parshah is stressful enough even with a “typical” résumé: Bais Yaakov followed by seminary in Eretz Yisrael, volunteering for chesed organizations, etc....
Rav Chaim Kanievsky’s Powerful Segulos for Shidduchim // An exclusive conversation with Rav...
Finding a suitable shidduch has never been easy, as Chazal said thousands of years ago (Sotah 2a): “It is as difficult to pair a...
A Story of Savannah
Dr. Samuel Ribeiro Nunez
Savannah, Georgia, July, 1733
It wasn’t many years before his arrival in Savannah that Dr. Samuel Ribeiro Nunez was sitting in...
Knock, Knock // Our hosts were home. Why didn’t they answer the door?
“This is going to be awkward,” I said to my husband as we walked up the hill to his friend’s house. We had come...
The search for our brother Rabbi Reuven Bauman, z”l // A desperate mission ends...
By last Tuesday afternoon, the name Reuven Tzvi ben Esther Baila was on everyone’s lips. He wasn’t just a 35-year-old husband and father of...
Marriage Matters: Dearest Yaakov // Letters to my husband who abandoned us
Dear Yaakov,
Do you remember the first year of our marriage? Do you recall the first time you told me about your dreams and aspirations,...
Coffee Break with Eli Stefansky
In a few weeks’ time, Ami and I will celebrate a special milestone: the 300th Lunchbreak column.
Lunchbreak was started with several goals in mind....
Hiking in Vermont // A fun trip turns into a nightmare
Moishy was just eight when he was diagnosed with type I or juvenile diabetes. Our little trooper took it all in stride—the fluctuations in...
Full Circle // My chasan had no idea we were so poor
My father is an honorable man, a brilliant Torah scholar and a respected member of the community. Growing up, our happy and content home...
Istanbul Has Spoken // Is Turkey’s Islamist government headed for its final fall?
Sometimes it is difficult to recognize that a seminal event in history has taken place. I predict the recent mayoral election in Istanbul will...
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With Gratitude & Prayers // Celebrating the Freedom of Sholom Mordechai...
There are countless people who are far more proficient in the teachings of the late Lubavitcher Rebbe, zt”l, than I can ever wish to...
