Tag: Thisweek
Yossi Gestetner’s More than 15 Minutes of Fame // A heart-to-heart...
As a long-time friend and admirer of Yossi Gestetner, I didn’t need a positive story about him on the political news website Politico to...
No Jew Will Be Left Behind // An abandoned child finds...
The email arrived in the Inbox of our Chabad House’s email account on the morning of a typical day in October, a few weeks...
In The Devil’s Throat // A visit to a South American...
In the heart of the South American rainforest, near where the borders of Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil converge, you will find Iguazu Falls, the...
Why Booker Dumped Israel // Senator Embraces His Party’s Radical Wing
US Senator Cory Booker sparked controversy last weekend when he was photographed holding an anti-Israel sign at a political gathering in New Orleans. But...
Why China Is Angry // They have a longer memory than...
Westerners invariably describe the Chinese people as polite. But underneath that veneer of courtesy lies angry rage.
From time to time, the rage spills out...
Ready for Anything in Uman // A delegation from Israel heads...
Are you going to Uman for Rosh Hashanah? For a number of years, that’s been a common question this time of year.
But with tens...
A Portrait of Piety & Heroısm // How the Skulener Rebbe,...
One of the great chasidic Rebbes who immigrated to the United States from the Socialist Republic of Romania was Rav Eliezer Zusia Portugal, zt”l,...
Paths Crossing // A posek’s grandson and the outcome of a...
When a man—by his actions, wisdom and insight—shows us his holiness and erudition, we should believe our eyes and hearts and be grateful to...
Along the Croatian Coast // A visit to Jewish locales...
‘‘It is good your luggage have wheels,” my taxi driver remarked as he loaded my suitcase into the trunk of his cab. “I can...
Trump and the Orthodox Jewish Community – An independent poll...
In the first known effort of its kind, Ami Magazine commissioned a poll of Orthodox Jews in the tristate area about their views on...
