There is something extraordinary, perhaps even improbable, about the Jewish people.
We are a people who have endured the rise and fall of empires, the destruction of our ancient homeland, centuries of dispersion, exclusion, persecution, expulsion, and the determined efforts of others to era…
I recently came across a powerful message delivered by British-Jewish comedian Sasha Baron Cohen, best known for his characters such as Ali G and Borat. Baron Cohen has long been an outspoken critic of the way in which social media platforms utilize algorithmic data to manipulate what users …
I'm an October 8th Jew. And an October 9th Jew. And a March 17th Jew, a June 7th Jew, a January 22nd Jew.
First, last, and always. A descendant of generations of leaders, of exiles who traced their path from the hills of Judea through the Roman Empire, Spain, France, Germany, back to Italy,…
This past Sunday, on the second day of yom tov, my uncle, Moshe ben Efrayim Zalman ve’Bracha, passed away in his 94th year. He was born in Krakow, fled as a child from the Nazis to Soviet occupied Poland, then again eastward when the Nazis attacked again in 1941. He spent the next four years…
I’ve engaged in genealogical research for over 30 years. My lineage, as is the case with many who are descended from well known rabbinic families (Horowitz, Margulies, Treves, Loew etc) allows me to trace my ancestors’ movement over time, going backwards from Poland through Austria, Bohemia,…
