Forgotten Glory
Manhattan’s Beth Hamedrash Hagodol on Norfolk Street is legendary. It was the first Eastern European congregation founded in New York City, and it later...
Hit Hard at a Hearing
The opposition facing David Friedman, President Trump’s pick to be the next US ambassador to Israel, became clear at his confirmation hearing before the...
The Question and Its Aftermath
And so here we are, an article that starts off with the rare word “and.” But how else should this article have started—with the...
The Secret of Jewish Immortality
As a preface to my remarks this week, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who reached out to us...
Bibi’s Visit to Washington: A Conversation with Ambassador Danny Ayalon
Yesterday our new President met with Prime Minister Netanyahu. You probably watched the press conference. What was your take?
I didn’t just watch the press...
Teach NYS in the Trenches, Fighting for Students
For the first time, 600-plus students, parents, teachers and lay leaders traveled to Albany to fight for their yeshivah education. “When I signed up...
The Vindication of Michael Oren
A few years ago I had the great privilege of visiting Rav Mordechai Sheinberger in his modest apartment on Rechov Hayehudim, in the Jewish...
A Slick Swindle
On the day I started the consortium, they burned my car, they burned down part of my home and I was inside with my...
The Human Experience
“Judy?” Bubbe’s voice was frantic. I’d never heard her this way.“Bubbe? What’s the matter? Is Grandpa okay?” My grandfather had a mini-stroke a couple...
More Turkish Terror
The Russian ambassador to Turkey was shot in plain sight last week. While standing at the podium at an art gallery in Ankara, Andrey...
