This past week I attended the Torah Umesorah convention on Thursday and Friday. As I was driving up to the convention, I was reminded of

Many people feel their lives are spinning aimlessly, without going anywhere. Someone recently made a living model of that experience, patented and marketed it, and

No matter where you go these days, people are taking pictures. We live in a world of “snappers” and just can’t seem to stop taking

Recently, I saw an article about the American classic song “Ol’ Man River” from the 1927 musical and 1936 film classic “Show Boat.” The song

“So, Rabbi, bottom line—what’s the deal with drinking on Purim? What’s the message we are supposed to take from this unusual law?” That was the

“So I was on a roll—I was an executive with a nice salary, annual bonuses and stock options, all the perks. Everything was on track…

Three of our children have had food allergies throughout their lives. The earliest indication of the allergies was from eczema that developed on their skin

The Beipanjiang Bridge, suspended 1,854 feet above the Nizhu river in southwest China, is currently the highest bridge in the world. The $150 million crossing

When I was a graduate student at Fordham University working toward my master’s in social work, a fellow student offered me a piece of advice:

It was definitely one of the most unique gifts I ever received. Since it was given to me, I am hardly ever apart from it.

My rebbe, Rabbi Berel Wein, related that shortly before he made aliyah in 1997, he took some of his grandchildren to a Yankees game at

“Abba, the power is out in half of the rooms upstairs!” While trying to prepare drashot for Rosh Hashanah, that’s not what I wanted to