Queens People: If You Know, You Know
You can take us out of Queens, but you can never take Queens out of us. There was something about growing up in Queens that’s difficult to explain...
The October 7 Commission
On October 7, I went back to my law school, Cardozo, for a program entitled From Silence to Hope with Dr. Cochav Elkayam-Levy, sponsored by the...
Mileage May Vary
My wife is very into test-driving cars, but she only really gives into that urge when we’re actually looking to buy one.
Style & Living
HaPinah
David,* a secular Jew, went with friends to hear a shiur on the Torah of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov. The rav explained that every Jew can serve Hashem by...
Never Give Up
Israeli educator Avinoam Hersh recently shared a story about a man named Yehoshua – a story that serves as a powerful reminder that we should never...
The Chayal Who Ate On Yom Kippur
Between the endless headlines, the political noise, and the heavy weight of the war, I am always searching for moments of good news. I find many...
Torah
A Knock From Heaven
It was Friday afternoon, and the Jewish residents of Pressburg, Czechoslovakia, were winding down their Shabbos preparations. The food was cooked,...
A Fortune For Shabbos
Reb Shmuel Strauss, a great-grandson of the Baal Shem of Michelstadt, lived in Karlsruhe, Germany, and managed a small bank that his father-in-law...
A Kallah’s Reward
The following story is related by Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser shlit’a and illustrates how a Jew can merit unique Divine intervention if he or she stands up...
