Tag: Thisweek
Between Iraq and a hard place – Part two
In Iraq, there’s plenty that can go wrong. For our group, there was plenty that went wrong, but in ways we would never have imagined.
In...
For the Sake of the Children // My brother-in-law believes...
I knew Motti would be very hurt. Subconsciously, I was expecting him to lash out at me, accusing me of taking sides in a battle...
The Most Wanted Man in the World
Look at him. I mean, really look hard. Look at those eyes, those dark eyebrows, the Lenin-like goatee, the cruel stare. Is this how...
The Palestinian Authority: Time for “Regime Change”? // Sometimes there is...
At a summer conference of the nation’s largest organization of Christian friends of Israel, a senior Trump administration official broached a topic that has...
The Last Jew in Afghanistan // My visit with Zabloun...
It all began on a red-eye flight from Kiev, Ukraine, to Bangkok, Thailand. I was flying to Thailand for the first time, with a...
We Used to Live in Paradise // A visit to the struggling...
Location: Altamira neighborhood
of Caracas, Venezuela
Time: 8:47 p.m.
Mission Leader: David, experienced
longtime local resident
Equipment: A car with lockable doors and reinforced glass, and a thick wad of...
The Lone Savior of Lviv // With mesiras nefesh and loneliness,...
When Meylakh Sheykhet strides down the corridors of power in the musty halls of the corrupt and inefficient Ukrainian bureaucracy, whispers usually trail after...
The Key to True Happiness // A visit with the esteemed...
It is widely accepted that Rav Meir Chodosh, zt”l, was one of the luminaries of the mussar movement, as well as one of the...
An Astounding Relationship // Rav Rafael Reichman reflects on his unparalleled...
“The Brisker Rav was niftar right before Yom Kippur,” Rav Rafael Reichman says reflectively, looking upward. Rav Reichman is a rather tall man, and...
From Lakewood to Slabodka // An inspirational and enlightening visit with...
On a recent visit to Eretz Yisrael I had the great privilege to pay a visit to Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, the esteemed rosh...
