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My Experience with Special Needs Individuals September 22, 2026 by Esther Lewin I was blessed to grow up with three older brothers, my oldest having a rare genetic bone disease called McCune Albright Syndrome. In short, the disease limited Shane’s physical abilities (due to frequent bone fractures and tissues being torn), issues with his internal organs, facial abnormalities, and a plethora of health issues in addition to the disease itself. Although he was able to walk for a few years of his life, without pain and constant… Read more
What Is the Connection between Sukkot, Simcha and Olam HaBa? September 22, 2026 by Riva Kent The concept of ruchniyut (spirituality) is built on three fundamental elements: Hashem (God), the neshama (soul), and Olam HaBa (the World to Come). Each of the three holidays around this time of year—Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot—corresponds to one of these elements. Rosh Hashanah is linked to Hashem, as it is the day we proclaim Him as King. Yom Kippur corresponds to the neshama; during this time, we engage in teshuva (repentance) and kapparah… Read more
A Woman Spy: Where Halacha and Bravery Meet September 22, 2026 by Tamara Klein In the recent war with Iran, it emerged that a French Jewish journalist turned Israeli spy, Catherine Peretz-Shakdam, completed missions for the Mossad under the guise of an Islamic conversion. Her espionage missions, vital for Operation Rising Lion, necessitated her marrying an Iranian Shiite husband. How far can a female Jewish spy go to save the Jewish people? May she claim to have left Yiddishkeit? May she optionally engage in relations in order to recover… Read more