Yeshivos Face a Rise in Corona: The fight to stop a second shutdown
Until this past week, it seemed that the second wave of coronavirus in Israel was completely bypassing the chareidi community. Then reports started coming...
An Incredible Life of Torah, Mussar & Newspaper Publishing: A conversation with Rabbi Hillel Goldberg
When Rabbi Hillel Goldberg of Denver, Colorado, informed me the other week that he was about to release his second sefer on Yoreh Dei’ah...
Underground Secret: A Jewish treasure found in Sanz leaves tantalizing clues
It took King Casimir III the Great of Poland a decade, from 1350 to 1360, to renovate and fortify a castle in the Polish...
The Silent Killer: My doctor didn’t expect me to live this long
“I suppose you know why you’re here,” the young doctor said. “Yes,” I replied. “I’ve got pancreatic cancer.” I’d had no tests, no biopsy...
Easy Does It: Half homemade, half store-bought; we won’t tell!
These past few months, I sometimes wonder if I’m running a full-time restaurant. Just when I clean up breakfast, it’s lunch time, and that...
China Crosses the Line: the west thought a newly engaged china would change for...
Since 1979, there has been a bipartisan American policy of engaging China economically in the hope of increasing its evolution towards democracy:
“Since China’s accession...
A Brittle Partnership: Everyone is hoping it will last
Though the national unity government, which started off with a significant limp, has for now succeeded in collaborating in the fight against the coronavirus,...
The New Wife: My father-in-law’s second wife didn’t seem compatible—or friendly
My mother-in-law, who I adored, passed away seven years ago. She was only 62, far too young to leave this world. Her final words...
Aloft for My Father: Visiting my father during the coronavirus outbreak can require special...
The flight from Israel to Paris was four and a half hours long.
Several businessmen in masks, and a young couple, also wearing masks, stood...
A Dignified Nation: Every human being must be treated with respect
As Torah Jews, we are a dignified nation. This is not something that has to be preached to us; it is us. Hakadosh Baruch...























