Healing from the Holy Land

As I finish writing up this interview, I’d like to thank Dr. Dan Altura for introducing us, in the pages that follow, to current...

Help! Not another Speech?

I stagger out of the simchah hall on Shabbos afternoon at 4:30, bleary-eyed and haggard. I’ve been at the aufruf since nine in the...

A Heavenly Simchah // On the eve of my marriage, I prayed for a...

I was getting married on Wednesday evening, and by Monday morning, all the errands on my to-do list had been done. Aside from making...

…And then he opened his eyes // The miraculous healing power of music

I’ve been a singer, songwriter and keyboardist for over 20 years. As one of the first chasidic keyboardists in the world, I have had...

The Politics of Peace? // How trump’s plan affects Bibi and Benny

Having learned its lesson in the last two elections, Kachol Lavan made sure to control the media agenda this time around. In fact, the...

A Heart to Heart With Mohammed Saud

When I visited Saudi Arabia in December of 2018, I was one of the first 1,000 tourists to visit the kingdom in modern history....

Auschwitz // secrets, silence, and profits—what the allies knew and why they would not...

I am perhaps the only Auschwitz historian who has never visited Auschwitz. During the Carter and Reagan administrations, I was a GS 13 Supervisory...

Security for Jews Gets Serious

Security has become the number-one issue on the minds of American Jews due to an increase in anti-Semitic attacks. Recent acts of violence in...

Celebrating in Cambodia // The descendents of a Cambodian king join together to celebrate...

In the heart of Cambodia’s bustling capitol Phnom Penh, a ceremony was about to begin at the prestigious Le Royal hotel. The name of...