When my youngest daughter was born, I was very excited to share the good news with everyone. The next day, I was at the shiur

My student Boruch Falkovsky came to America from Russia when he was in his 30s. It started as a two-week visit to Yeshiva Ohr Sameach

Last year, my wife and I were in Eretz Yisrael during the week preceding Parshas Beshalach, helping our daughter and son-in-law with their new baby

A friend sent me a fascinating video clip which demonstrates how people sometimes don’t register everything they see. The viewers are instructed to watch a

Around this time last year, I went to Los Angeles with my wife for a weekend to celebrate a family simcha. Our only time in

I’m always amazed that when visiting Eretz Yisrael things seem to fall into place to make our experiences more meaningful, even without planning. A few

A close friend of mine asked Rav Yitzchok Kolodetsky shlita for a bracha for parnasa (livelihood). Rav Kolodetsky responded, “I will give you the bracha

A friend of mine works for a nursing home. His boss approached him and asked, “How are things going?” He replied, “I’m incredibly busy!” His

Last week, Congress summoned the presidents of three of the leading universities—MIT, Harvard, and the University of Pennsylvania. The reason: to pointedly question them about

I remember a boy from my days learning in Yeshiva Ner Yaakov in Eretz Yisrael. His name was Alan Weiss, from Atlanta, Georgia. He was

I had a friend who after he got married lived in a gorgeous apartment in Eretz Yisrael. It was owned by his in-laws, but they

Klal Yisrael has been davening for over six weeks for the safe and speedy return of the Jewish hostages in Gaza. Our davening has also