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...

4 Amazing Things With Victoria Dwek: Cereal

You won't believe the amazing things you can do with cereal! Victoria Dwek has come up with 4 different unexpected ways you can use...

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...

Rabbi Nissen Mangel at Auschwitz Birkenau

Rabbi Nissen Mangel with Boyaner chassidim at the entrance of the death camp - Auschwitz-Birkenau. The same place he stood 73 years ago as...

Basil Eggplant Pizzas

The mini-pizza reinvented! By cutting out the carb-laden crust, this is a truly low-calorie option. The best part: They are really delicious and filling! The...

We Call Ourselves Zebras

''Wee call ourselves ‘zebras,’” Yehuda Gelman tells me about the group he has come to regard as family. Zebras? Every medical school student is familiar with...

War Elephants

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Moral of the Story

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Chocolate Menorah

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12 Things You May Not Know About Wax

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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...