An Ode to Cleaning Help // With eternal thanks
When I was little, I was sure that Christina was Mommy’s best friend. No one’s arrival was as eagerly anticipated all week as hers....
In Memoriam Rav Yechezkel Roth, the Karlsburger Rav, zt”l
On Sunday morning, the Torah world suffered yet another loss with the sudden petirah of Rav Yechezkel Roth, the Karlsburger Rav.
Rav Yechezkel was born...
Speak Up! // Mothers-to-be must demand their rights
It’s 4:30 a.m. and I am awakened by the ringing of my phone. It’s time! A beautiful neshamah is about to enter this world,...
Amid the Mountains of Slovenia // The greatest Torah scholars once called the city...
I stand in the main sanctuary of an old synagogue, the fragrance of many centuries emanating from its ancient walls. The room is small...
Slandering While Black // Investigation results are a woke-up call
To The New York Times’ credit, and the surprise of all who regard the paper as hopelessly woke and blinkered, the Old Gray Lady...
It’s zero hour!
“We’re at a critical crossroads concerning the future of Judaism in the State”
What is the secret of the Jewish people’s ability to survive thousands...
Beyond Exhaustion // For years it felt like I was dragging myself around...
It all started with yawning. It didn’t matter where I was and it was very embarrassing. I would do my best to stifle the...
The Supreme Court Recognizes Reform Conversions in Israel // Q&A with MK Rabbi Yisrael...
What exactly happened today with the Supreme Court’s decision?
Up until now, if someone brought a letter from a Reform rabbi in America, he...
Does Bibi Still Call the Shots? // Despite all the rancor, will Netanyahu pull...
“Attack the Jews and save our homeland” was the anti-Semitic slogan of the pogroms in Czarist Russia. A hundred years later, it seems that...
We are Never Alone // After a young couple suffers a terrible loss, their...
Kamy: My wife, Karine, and I were married in May of 2015. Her family is from Morocco, but she was born in Eretz Yisrael...























