A few days ago, someone sent one of my brothers a photo of the house we grew up in on Montgomery Street in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The house is undergoing serious renovations now and, while it is only about half-way done, except for the location, it no longer resembles the house of my childhood. We […]
Sometimes a war or another type of national disaster breaks out and the reaction is intense and immediate. Everyone mobilizes to support the cause and huge sacrifices are made. And then, over time, the enthusiasm starts to wane until it eventually dissolves into a thing of the past. Israel’s current four-month war with Hamas is […]
Former Congressman Tom Suozzi is a likeable, congenial person with whom you can discuss the issues of the day in a serious, no-nonsense fashion. His pro-Israel stance is impeccable, and there is no reason to think that if he is elected to replace George Santos in next week’s 3rd congressional district special election, any of […]
With the war raging in Gaza, there are aspects of what it means to serve in the IDF that never make it to the news, and no one ever hears about. Last week, we touched upon the valuable work of Route 38, which helps American employees in Israel, and the L’Maan Achai organization, which helps […]
In the lead-up to last week, I’ve heard numerous conversations in the community, in supermarkets, and after minyan in shul, about what people are planning to do for intersession, which for some schools just ended, and for others has just begun. A friend asked me last week if I was still in Florida, and I […]