Tag: Thisweek
John Kerry’s Iranian Friends // Reports of the former secretary...
John Kerry prides himself on his relationships with senior officials of some of the world’s most notorious regimes, ties that he says have led...
Torah Partnerships in the Workplace // The Phenomenon of Adopt-a-Kollel Corporate
Seven years ago, the Torah world in Eretz Yisrael was in crisis. The Yesh Atid Party wielded much power in the government and slashed...
Is This the Baal Shem Tov’s Sefer Torah? // A mysterious...
For many years, Rabbi Yisroel Aharon Kletzkin has been scouring the world for ancient sifrei Torah, and he has discovered quite a few that...
Tweet Control // Are social media bans on a former president...
“I am asking for everyone at the US Capitol to remain peaceful. No violence!”
That is the last message on former President Donald Trump’s Facebook...
The Tragedy In Meron // A disaster at Meron leaves ...
Young fathers. Old fathers and grandfathers. Young bachurim. Chasanim. Children.
The evening of Lag BaOmer is almost always a time of great joy in the...
Responding to Buchenwald // Understanding the impact Buchenwald made on Rabbi...
At a time when Orthodox Jews in the United States were often dismissed as irrelevant, Rabbi Herschel Schacter rose to the pinnacle of communal...
Bunim Laskin // Swimply
Several summers ago, a teenage Bunim Laskin wanted to go swimming. He found a neighbor who was willing to rent him his pool, and...
The Marijuana Express // The train has left the station
New York recently joined New Jersey and 14 other states (and DC—and Canada and Mexico) in legalizing recreational marijuana. The issue is fraught and,...
All the good things we got // No matter where he...
They were just getting by. His day job, teaching music in the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County, didn’t pay well enough to cover his...
The Daze, Numbered // All in a 100 days’ work
From the Corps’ Core:
How Good Were the Good Old Days?
As FDR assumed office at the height of the Great Depression, he requested from the...
