The Last Day // Being there felt like a privilege I didn’t deserve
It was a day like any other during the last few weeks of Tamara’s illness—except for the fact that it was her last. I...
Warning Signs // A daughter-in-law notices that something just isn’t right
I woke Pesach morning to the delicious smells of fried potato latkes emanating from my mother-in-law’s kitchen. As I entered the room, I saw...
Zecharia Baumel Finally at Rest // After 37 years, a casualty of the Lebanon...
Lieutenant Chezi Shai poked his head out of the tank turret and looked across the darkness at the cypress trees lining a long avenue....
Zechariah Baumel Finally At Rest // After 37 years, a casualty of the Lebanon...
L ieutenant Chezi Shai poked his head out of the tank turret and looked across the darkness at the cypress trees lining a long...
Making It Work // Surviving a Spouse’s Unemployment
While the designation “unemployed” is typically defined in financial terms, its ramifications are far more wide-ranging. Financial concerns are undeniably one significant impact, but...
Is Turkey still safe for Its Jews? // Shloime Zionce visits Istanbul to find...
My flight to Turkey touches down at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport at 7:20 a.m. I’ve been up all night and I’m seriously exhausted, but I...
Anti-Semitism and Antivaxxers // Does the new ban in Rockland County make Jews into...
Erica Wingate was working at a clothing store in town this week when a male customer, with the black hat and sidelocks typically worn...
CAIR and Betrayal in the FBI Part II // It’s time for the FBI...
Sometimes the FBI sends people to me who try to entrap me into divulging classified information. I know that sounds a bit paranoid, but...
Hang in There, Young Mommies // It does get easier!
“Little kids, little problems, big kids, big problems. Just you wait!” warned the more experienced moms, their condescending tones wagging fingers of dread in...
Too Late to Say Goodbye // Too late to hear what she wanted to...
I was alone in the hospital room, several hours after giving birth to my third child. The birth had been incredibly difficult, and I...























