The Trump Economy // As the numbers boom, how much credit can the president...
‘‘Once again, we are the economic envy of the entire world.”
Those were President Donald Trump’s words on Friday, as he delivered remarks on the...
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Putting Himself on the Rhetorical Firing Line
When 16-year-old Kyle Kashuv survived the Parkland shooting, he never imagined he’d have to survive daily attacks in...
Can you believe it? // Bizarre beliefs that linger from childhood
One blazingly hot Chol Hamoed day, when I was around nine years old, my parents beat the heat by taking me and my siblings...
Never Give Up Hope
When Yaakov and Aliza found out that they were expecting twins, they were overwhelmed and excited. But at the end of the first trimester,...
Seeing the Whole Chessboard // The next move may be the riskiest. Whose...
The game of chess was invented in Persia, but now it may be the Israelis who are the real grandmasters when it comes to...
Jerusalem’s Yemenite Village // The return to a historic Jewish neighborhood
One floor after another, one staircase followed by another staircase, we climb higher and higher in Beit Yehonatan, the house that we learned had...
In the Benevolent Ways of His Ancestors // Moti Glustein, a descendant of Rav...
“Rabbi Chama, son of Rabbi Chanina, said: What does the Torah mean when it says, ‘You shall walk after Hashem your G-d?’ Can...
Anti-Semitism in Malmö // A rabbi and an imam work together to...
Malmö is a city in southern Sweden on the picturesque Øresund Strait. It is flooded with Muslim immigrants and has become the European capital...
When Psychiatric Illness Isn’t // A woman was diagnosed with depression, but the diagnosis...
Brocha was well known for her warm and bubbly personality, and even strangers had always embraced her friendly overtures, avidly responding in kind. So...
Mint Chocolate Pie
“What do you do if you’re the host of a Whisk pool party, and you have a freezer full of goodies (in case any...
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Words to Live By …In New York // I...
When I moved from out-of-town to New York, there was plenty of culture shock for me to go through. Everything is at least somewhat...
