A devastating car accident last Friday morning has left the community in Lakewood reeling, along with all of Klal Yisroel. The death toll of this

Introduction Recent controversy has emerged surrounding Qatar’s gift of a $400 million Boeing 747-8I to the Trump administration for potential use as Air Force One.

In the minyanim of many Litvish yeshivos, a curious practice has taken root—one that pits pragmatism against tradition, and convenience against custom. The “short Mincha,”

In recent months, our community, yeshivos, shuls and other institutions have seen a disturbing rise in cybersecurity attacks targeting both businesses and nonprofit organizations. Several

It has happened numerous times, over thousands of years. Precious documents have been lost, causing serious repercussions: passports, titles to vehicles, the wife’s kesubah. The

There is nothing like the experience of baking matzos oneself—and doing it along with a group of true yirei shamayim. Many baal mussar recall the

At a recent visit to my doctor, he cited a quote from Alexander Pope—the famous British satirist—that “Mighty contests rise from trivial things.” His admonition

It is surely not one of our run-of-the-mill minhagim. Generally, our minhagim deal with simanim—signs that indicate good mazel rather than bad fortune. They deal

A rav very close to Rav Elyashiv, zt”l, told me a terrible story where a baby, rachmana litzlan, passed away. It is a story involving

Sept. 1, 1923 was the 20th of Elul – almost 102 years ago. An earthquake, a very powerful one, hit Japan’s Kanto plain. It completely

There was someone who had walked out of the sanctuary of the shul to where the other men were making kiddush. This time, however, someone