The Kremlin’s African Plan for Israel // Was Israel set up as the fall...
I hate being right when it makes my friends feel foolish. But all you can do is tell the truth and let the chips...
Remember All the Days of Your Life // Tales my bubby never told...
Six months before my grandmother passed away, my sister Yaffa and I went upstate to her bungalow colony to visit her for the day....
Designer Therapy // Is Good Therapy Only for the Rich?
An acquaintance recently asked me to recommend a suitable marriage counselor for her. I gave her the names of some trusted colleagues but warned...
Grilled Salmon with Pecan Pesto
Wiild salmon contains essential fatty acids that help to reduce puffiness dramatically, increase radiance and add firmness to the skin. This delicious, quick, easy...
Remembering the Kaliver Rebbe, zt”l
This past Sunday afternoon the Kaliver Rebbe, Rav Menachem Mendel Taub, zt”l, passed away in his residence in Yerushalayim at the age of 96. The...
Stretches // My daughter and I are on the same path as we...
On a frigid Shabbos morning, in that in-between time when the dreams are fading but not fully gone, I wake up to the sight...
Vegetable Omelet Muffins
Ordinary sugar-laden muffins quickly cause an unpleasant blood-sugar crash that makes you feel sluggish—but these vegetable omelet muffins are a great way to load...
Where Jews Once Lived // A trip to the ghost town of Khaybar
As many of you probably know, in December of 2018, I visited Saudi Arabia and wrote about my trip extensively in a three-part series...
Building a Collection Sefer by Sefer // An eclectic examination of repositories of Jewish...
n every Jewish home, you can turn to the bookcase and find a collection of sefarim. You can walk into a shul or beis...
Identical Strangers // A Family Reunion reveals a dark secret
The multitudes of teenagers thronging the leafy college campus on the first day of the Fall 1981 semester exhibited all the classic signs of...
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From Alcoholism to a Life of Torah Study
Born and raised in Monsey, New York, Rabbi Shmuel Luger’s trajectory to becoming a rosh yeshivah is nothing short of extraordinary. From a very...
