Rav Chaim Kanievsky’s Powerful Segulos for Shidduchim // An exclusive...
Finding a suitable shidduch has never been easy, as Chazal said thousands of years ago (Sotah 2a): “It is as difficult to pair a...
The search for our brother Rabbi Reuven Bauman, z”l // A...
By last Tuesday afternoon, the name Reuven Tzvi ben Esther Baila was on everyone’s lips. He wasn’t just a 35-year-old husband and father of...
Coffee Break with Eli Stefansky
In a few weeks’ time, Ami and I will celebrate a special milestone: the 300th Lunchbreak column.
Lunchbreak was started with several goals in mind....
Hiking in Vermont // A fun trip turns into a nightmare
Moishy was just eight when he was diagnosed with type I or juvenile diabetes. Our little trooper took it all in stride—the fluctuations in...
Istanbul Has Spoken // Is Turkey’s Islamist government headed for its...
Sometimes it is difficult to recognize that a seminal event in history has taken place. I predict the recent mayoral election in Istanbul will...
Another Son of Hamas Defects
There is nothing more sensational than when a senior member of Hamas—or one of his sons—defects and turns to Israeli media to expose that...
“We Want to Belong!” // Longstanding grievances come to a head...
On the night of June 30, in the sleepy little town of Kiryat Chaim near Haifa, things weren’t so sleepy. An off-duty police officer,...
Into the Gulf // Israeli journalist Ariel Kahana, diplomatic correspondent for...
Q: Were you surprised to be invited to the conference in Bahrain?
A: No. The conference clearly related to Israel. Having this conference without Israeli...
The Right School // How a chance encounter opened the...
“I don’t understand what you were thinking,” the principal scolded me, filled with righteous indignation.
I stood mutely, next to my daughter, absorbing the brunt...
My Rebbe, Rav Dovid Trenk // A Talmid Remembers a...
For over half a century as a rebbe and rosh yeshivah in Talmudical Academy of Adelphia, Camp Monk and Yeshivas Moreshes Yehoshua in Lakewood,...