Tag: Thisweek
On the Front Lines // Aryeh Lightstone, on serving under Trump...
rabbi, an entrepreneur, a special envoy, a storyteller, a senior adviser, the director of an investment fund and a chief of staff walk into...
Lazer in Space // Why conspiracy theorists see… Jews!
It takes an impressive degree of repugnancy for a Republican lawmaker to evoke condemnation from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Enter newly elected Representative...
From Brexit to Maga
If there is a father of Brexit, it is Nigel Farage. The movement to take the United Kingdom out of the European Union has...
Our Treasure // The loss of Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski,...
Unquestionably, there will be many tributes and testimonials to the beloved and hallowed memory of Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski in the weeks ahead....
My Sister’s Children // They needed us, but what would happen...
Our story began 22 years ago. My only sister Sorah was talented and brilliant, my parents’ pride and joy. As her older siblings, my...
A Connection Through Generations
My brothers and I all learned by Rav Dovid, as did our sons and many of our grandsons. I was there from 5735 until...
Bursting Bubbles // “Facts” aren’t always what they seem
Two people dear to me—a talmid from a former lifetime and a respected colleague in my current one—forwarded me links to an outrageous set...
Putin’s (not so) Secret Palace // Can Navalny’s Gambit Succeed?
The secret palace on the coast of the Black Sea is the newest and most expensive private residence in Russia. The French royal palace...
The Crown Has Fallen // Rav Yitzchok Scheiner, zt”l
Rav Yitzchok Scheiner, the longtime rosh yeshivah of Kamenitz in Yerushalayim, was born in Pittsburgh to Polish-born refugees who came to America when they...
Boxing in Biden // Using Iran to send messages to the...
In case you had not heard, there were rumors of a major push by federal agencies to complete certain investigations and rush them into...
