Phosphine and Fantasy // A shmek of garlic in Venusian clouds
Ahoy! There’s phosphine in yonder clouds of Venus!
Not excited? Well, some scientists are joyously farbrenging, because the garlic-odorous, explosive gas seems to have been...
Shalom Dubai // The citizens of the UAE are eager to welcome...
The large and usually bustling terminal at Dubai International Airport was far quieter than I remembered from my visit in January of 2020, only...
In The Upper Realms of Existence // A visit with Rav Mordechai Gross of...
Thanks to his singular expertise in both the intricate rulings of halachah and the complex teachings of Kabbalah, one of the more fascinating of...
Dedi! // The Many Musical Experiences of Dedi Graucher
Like other celebrities who have “made it,” Dedi doesn’t need a last name. The single moniker is enough to elicit recognition and smiles from...
Masters of the Medical Maze
Every story has a beginning.
This story begins with Shevy Kahan’s unrelenting efforts to save the life of her young son, Chaim. Chaim passed away...
The Sacred Society // Meet the women of the Chevra Kaddisha
When a soul completes its mission and returns to its place Above, it is the members of the chevrah kaddisha who help it along....
A Tishrei Surprise // Lives, like elections, can turn on simple choices
There is considerable chatter among politics-watchers about a possible “October Surprise”—the term for a deliberately engineered major news event coming shortly before a presidential...
Bibliographer, Bibliophile, & Book Collector // Rabbi Shmuel Ashkenazi
Klal Yisrael lost a one-of-a-kind talmid chacham this summer. Rabbi Shmuel Ashkenazi was niftar in Yerushalayim, at the age of 98, after being exposed...
The Remarkable World of Chizki Turnheim
Eleven-year-old Chizki Turnheim has unexpectedly, and perhaps reluctantly, become a public figure. About a year and a half ago, a video was shown at...
The things you cant forgive // Kay Wilson shares the terrifying story that upended...
n September 1, I tuned into a webinar sponsored by the Clarion Project featuring a former Islamic terrorist in dialogue with an Israeli advocate...























