Dean Chariker was born and raised in a typical Daati Leumi (Modern Orthodox) family in Israel. They kept the laws of Kashrut, they strictly kept Shabbat, they went to synagogue and prayed three times a day. Wearing a kippah and tallit katan was a given for the men....
Myles and Katharine Weiss are familiar faces to millions around the world due to hosting the weekly Zola Levitt Presents broadcast for six years. They left Zola in 2017, but not before one of their two sons fell in love with and married the daughter of Marcus and...
After leaving his nation’s military service, a young Jewish man whom we shall call Yuri began to attend religious services with a group of Christian acquaintances who, in Yuri’s words, appreciated his Jewishness. “During the meeting, the pastor of the church told me,...
In a history fraught with famine, war, terrorism, and civil unrest, the United States has always been able to bounce back from nefarious situations better, stronger, and unified. However, last year, this resilience was tested beyond anyone’s imagination amid the...
“I looked, and behold, a storm wind came from the north, a great cloud with flashing fire and brightness all around it, and something like a glowing alloy out of the fire.” Imagine thousands of Jewish worshipers left the Temple following their Shavuot service, having...
IIn June 1978, the legendary Russian novelist and thinker, Aleksandr Solz- henitsyn gave a famous and often quoted commencement address at Harvard University’s 327 graduation. Perhaps the graduates at this prestigious institution were expecting a “feel good” word of...
