In the picture, Gila Jedwab, a “Five Towns Jewish Times” columnist, is seen standing outside the Capitol building with the […]

It was Wednesday’s morning January 6. I stood with my husband in the freezing cold on the security line waiting

By Jeff Bessen The fallout from the Jan. 6 assault on Capitol Hill is having a local impact. A pair of

After 20 years of doing dentistry, I’ve noticed trends. One particular pattern I’ve seen is that most people jump at

Every year on Rosh Hashanah, I make the same leek kugel. My family takes a simultaneous bite and recites out

The Torah is a gift. Why do we call it that? Because it keeps on giving. The most amazing realization

Five days. That’s how long it took Women for America First to organize their rally in Washington, D.C., a rally that blew

Monday morning, November 2, feels like two lifetimes ago. Our epic day started like this. It was just barely 9

A Canadian friend watched my Freedom Rally speech on Facebook. She messaged me that it made her cry. “Literally bawling”

By Shira Hanau, JTA. Nassau Herald Editor Jeff Bessen contributed to this report  When Jacob Reich heard that Orthodox Jews

My brother-in law texted me right after Havdalah. He couldn’t wait. It’s a beautiful thing when loved ones come bearing

Some things just go together. Meatballs and spaghetti. Peanut butter and Jelly. Laverne and Shirley. Truth and kindness. In Tehillim,