Navigating the Newlyweds

On my way to the supermarket, I was accosted by a friend who practically seethed with righteous indignation. “I was going out of my mind...

Between Iraq and a Hard Place // Anything is possible, if you’re a...

Recently, Turx was invited to join a group of American journalists in covering Iraq's first nationwide elections since the eradication of ISIS from its...

The Note on the Door // How could I tell my neighbor...

My neighbor Fraidy knocked on my door about an hour before she was about to leave to Israel for Sukkos. She looked like she...

Impeach the President // Exclusive interview with Republican Congressman Paul Gosar of...

One of the downsides of being in the public eye is that far more attention is paid to one’s gaffes and controversies than to...

Last Jew in Afghanistan Gets New Tefillin // Kudos to everyone who donated to...

During the three days I spent in Afghanistan in early September, I had the opportunity to spend quality time with the troubled country’s last...

Her Husband was Drunk, or Was He? The Fascinating Phenomenon of Auto-Brewery...

“I hate to break it to you, but your husband’s an alcoholic.” The patient had been rushed to the local hospital in a state...

Putin’s Pawn // The mother of 26-year-old Naama Issachar, the Israeli-American girl being held...

On the surface, this is a story about two intertwined criminal cases, one involving a Russian national and the other an Israeli-American. But the...

Inside the raid that killed Al-Baghdadi // An inside the White house special

Lawn ’N Order:  A Run-of-the-Mill Rumor Mill The date was 7/12/2017. A day, which as it would turn out, would not go on to live...

The Circle of Life // When children and the elderly interact, you have a...

What happens when you put children and elderly people together under one roof? The tale is told of an old man—irascible, unlovable—who died alone in...

Third Time’s a Charm? Israel faces the possibility of another election

It seemed impossible, but this week it finally happened. For the first time in a decade, a politician other than Bibi Netanyahu was given...