Hashem’s Hidden Hand // I’d never attended an auction before
Purim is a time to reflect on the miracles we experienced as a nation and also as individuals. I’d like to share one such...
Miracles Do Happen // It was one of the darkest times of my life
When the doctor uttered the infamous word “relapse,” I felt my world go black. We were back to where we had started. My five-year-old...
A Chasid Sends a Rocket To The Moon // …with the help of Lubavitcher...
In the wee hours of a recent Tuesday morning, the Israeli Beresheet spacecraft was hovering some 375 miles above the surface of the Earth....
Send Me Something I Can Eat! // Isn’t mishloach manos supposed to consist...
This year I took a new approach as I headed to the store to prepare my mishloach manos. I didn’t ask myself what I...
Not Worth The Paper (Or Metal or Parchment) It’s Written On // Tales from...
The antiquities dealer was a tall bearded man, with light brown hair and glasses. At first glance, he appeared, in name and demeanor, to...
Making People Laugh // Yitty Knobloch brings joy to women in ...
The first time I met Yitty, over a decade ago, I was convalescing at the Aim B’Yisroel kimpeturin home, a place where new mothers...
Community Amid Venezuela’s Chaos // The rosh hakahal of Caracas and other Venezuelans...
Political chaos reigns in the streets of Venezuela.
Government mismanagement, first by now-deceased former President Hugo Chavez and then by his successor Nicolas Maduro, has...
Challenging New York’s Curriculum Guidelines // Q&A with Attorney Avi Schick
On March 7, attorney Avi Schick of the law firm Troutman Sanders filed a lawsuit on behalf of various plaintiffs, including five yeshivos, against...
The Saudi Muslim Military Alliance // What is its real objective?
Since March 2015, the Saudis have convinced more than 40 majority-Muslim nations to join them in a mutual defense organization that seems to be...
Purim Follies // What did I know about drinking?
It was Taanis Esther when my brand-new hubby of three months turned to me sweetly and asked, “You don’t mind if I drink a...
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Bags of Blessing // A selfless act is rewarded
Things weren’t all that easy for Shaindy Marcus. At 28, with five siblings, she was the only one who was single. Her younger sisters...
