Stories

This week, for the first time in American history, a sitting president has invited everyone into that same conversation.

In 1964, the Rebbe sent my wife’s grandfather, Rabbi Shmuel Lew, to Thule Air Base (now called Pituffik Space Base) in Greenland to provide services to the Jews stationed there over Yom Kippur. As a US Air Force chaplain myself, every now and then, prompt...

In the days leading up to the game, I felt backed into a corner, forced to choose between keeping Shabbat and being there for my team during the first away game of the season.

The tefillin he once put on in hiding, he now checked and treasured for a new generation of committed young men.

The tour moved on but I trailed behind the group, dwelling on the way the guide hadn’t realized that Jewish people are not museum exhibits.

We are the parachute packers of Jewish history. Every mitzvah, however modest, is what has kept our entire people aloft across the centuries.

When it comes to serving G-d, we do so with our maximum and then some.

I was surprised not to find bread and butter on the table because for me, that was a staple of any meal. We came in anticipation of a feast, and I felt genuinely confused.

With his beard, yarmulke, and tzitzit on full display, Jon is very visibly Jewish.

One Shabbat meal led to another. Kylie discovered the beauty of Judaism and encouraged Danny to explore his roots. Today they live a full Jewish life.