Another Unorthodox Show
With the hot summer weather, layers of clothing are shed, and the world is reopening, as the pandemic loses its grip on society. It’s perhaps a...
Politics
Nine Ideas For The Nine Days
The Three Weeks are now becoming The Nine Days, and life has just gotten far more difficult. No laundering, no pleasure showers, no swimming, and no...
How To Keep Sh’mitah From Queens
A p’sak halachah was just given by Rav Yaakov Ariel that is – quite literally – a revolution. Rav Ariel is one of Israel’s leading poskim and the...
Sacrifice Fly Or Foul Ball?
My father zt”l had a cousin with whom he was extremely close named Moishe Schonfeld z”l. Reb Moishe, who lived in Tel Aviv following World War II, was...
Routine Feeling
I’m considering writing a #1 New York Times bestselling book. My hesitation is that, because of my extreme humility, I’m not sure I want to publish...
Style & Living
This Means War
“The best defense is a good offense.” Though often attributed to Michael Jordan, this adage was first said by George Washington in 1799. It is...
Yehudis – Unexpected Departure
Recap: In the journal, Yishai went to help out Miriam and Ezra. Ezra is away, and there is a blizzard, and now it looks like Miriam is going into...
Steinmetz’s Local Roots
Jacob Steinmetz’s roots and love of sports are firmly embedded in the New York area. Jacob is the son of Elliot and Sima Steinmetz, longtime...
Torah
Shabbos Nachamu: A Comfortable Shabbos
“Be comforted, be comforted, My people.” What exactly is so comforting about Shabbos Nachamu? We just completed a painful three-week process, trying...
The Computer Connection
This story took place back in the early 1960s, when big mainframe computers were first being introduced into business. Mainframes are computers that are...
When The Broken Path Still Leads Home
Parshas VaEschanan In Parshas VaEschanan, we read about the Arei Miklat, the cities of refuge for those who unintentionally kill (D’varim 4:41-49)....
