Misreading the Map
Netanyahu recently described Benny Gantz, chair of the National Unity Party, as “the Democratic Party’s man in Jerusalem.”
Divine Dividends
Rabbi Yehuda Levin’s life was replete with vast prosperity, but also challenging setbacks. Yet he left us with timeless lessons in how to smile through it all
Jews of Silence
$3 billion in annual military support proved too tempting a freebie for Israeli politicians to speak up about, so they kept quiet
All that Glitters?
I don’t have an important job or say enough Tehillim. I can’t host so many guests at once, and I’m an introvert, and I probably don’t smile enough
Eighty-Five Years in the Making
An honorable Japanese diplomat put his career on the line, granting more than 2,000 visas to Lithuanian Jews fleeing the Nazis — in defiance of orders from Tokyo
Basic Math
You don’t make a penny more or less than you’re supposed to. We hear this all the time, and yet and yet — it’s daunting to live by this knowledge.
At This Moment
When he looks back to that day, there is only one memory he cherishes: the memory of his father.
(Wo)Manning the Fort Alone
I couldn’t stand in the way of him doing what he felt he needed to do
On Call: Chapter 5 — I Need a Dentist
“We’ve heard stories,” the father tells me authoritatively. “Doctors miss things. We want to make sure it’s just a stomach bug, and not something worse.”
The One-Hundred Percenter
Rav Yechiel Perr believed in pushing his talmidim to their maximum, yet he was no anxious perfectionist. He taught young men to calmly live life doing what’s right and figure out ...
Allaying Allergy Alarms
About five percent of amoxicillin rashes are true allergies
