Met Council Delivers Thousands of Pounds of Food to US Coast Guard Staff Impacted...
This is a difficult time for the Coast Guard, nationally and here at home in Staten Island. To see the outpouring of concern during this trying time is beyond heartwarming.
Rescued By El Salvador – A Little-Known Holocaust Tale
My grandparents and my father stayed in their own apartment. A sign was displayed outside saying, ‘Salvadorian Citizens Live Here.’ It was very risky living there as everyone knew they were Hungarian Jews.
Franz Kafka And Max Brod
Despite his own many accomplishments as a novelist, poet, composer, and musician, Max Brod (1884-1968) is perhaps best known as Kafka’s friend, supporter, and patron.
Family: A Tribute To My Zaidy
It is very important to know who and where your family came from since history has a way of repeating itself.
Winning At The Game Of Life
For better or worse, Hashem has designated this world as the exclusive place where we can create greatness.
A Ten Coarse Affair
Since this is a very frum wedding, men and women do not sit together. And it is all glatt, perilously close to glatt gluttony.
The High Commissioner For Palestine: A Tale Of Two Appointments
Luke, who previously served as Great Britain’s Governor of Jerusalem, thought he could nip the violence in its bud by summoning Haj Amin al-Husseini, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, admonishing him for the rioting, and ordering him to cease and desist.
A True Story: My Teacher And Me
I felt that as a psychology teacher, who knows and teaches so much about human nature and emotions, to explode and get so angry was not the right thing to do.
Night Life
A true night owl's day begins when everyone else is fast asleep.
Kidney Donor Rabbi Now Donates His Liver
That is unique. It is extremely rare for someone to donate a kidney and then a liver, but he was so very motivated to give this gift to someone.
The First Jewish Cabinet Secretary: The Incredible Oscar S. Straus
Many commentators characterize Straus’ appointment as a key early step in the depoliticization of the diplomatic service and its rendering as a true meritocracy.
The Art Of Talmud Torah
Given the centrality of Torah study to Jewish life... it is not surprising that Jewish artists have frequently featured it in their work.
The Deeper Side Of People-Watching
By noticing others, you are simply acknowledging that there are other people around you who have desires, lives, families, joys, aches, and hardships.
Tea, Toast, And Tevet
Tevet is not only a month of tea and toast for our family. It harbors honey and jam, sweet days, birthdays that, Baruch Hashem, are celebrated every year.
George H.W. Bush vs. Israel
Although some argue Bush’s foreign policy was a complex mix of support and opposition to Israel’s foreign policy, a strong case can be made that the Bush administration was the most hostile to Israel in American history – until Barack Obama indisputably seized the presidential anti-Israel crown.
G-d 24/7
Is G-d our best friend? Do we think of Him first before anyone else?
As The Nazi Threat Loomed, 300 Jews Escaped To… Haiti
No visas to the U.S. were issued until mid-1940. The U.S. consulate informed the refugees that their arrival in the U.S. would deprive Americans of jobs.
Jewish Rebirth In Central America
In recent years, Shavei Israel has facilitated the immigration and absorption of 3,500 Bnei Menashe Jews from India.
Seize The Moment
Sometimes you are having a bad day. Nothing seems to be going as you expected. And then you see someone at work or school who needs help with something and you help them out.
The Pro-Slavery Orthodox Rabbi
Raphall emphasized that the “slave,” in whom vests fundamental human dignity, must be served the best food and, if there is only one mattress, the slave gets it and the Jewish owner must sleep on the floor.
A Family Treasure
I could not believe that the evidence that my great-grandparents were renowned rabbis, and their names, was right in front of me all my life.
In The Beginning
When the Rebbe died, everyone grieved, but no one grieved like Pappa did.
A Time Of Miracles
A person can be anywhere in the world and he or she can feel the holiness of the holiday or of the Shabbat, no matter what.
Marlon Brando And The Play That Helped Create Israel
It is also broadly credited with playing an important role in turning American public opinion against England and forcing the British to end the Palestine Mandate and to withdraw from Eretz Yisrael.
Chanukah Greetings
As Israel’s fourth president, he used his personal standing and the prestige of his office to galvanize academics to address the danger of assimilation in Diaspora communities.
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