And that was it. Zeide was forced to simply step over the body and keep marching without pause
“You, my friend, should be walking around with a camera all day”
A harvest much hardier and more glorious than they could ever have imagined
I had changed my name, changed my place, and rediscovered my true self
But that wasn’t all: next Rav Yaakov Meir spoke of the heart— the Yiddishe heart!
“Thank You, Hashem, thank You, Hashem, thank You, Hashem for making beautiful bugs”
I wish I could sum up my legacy as succinctly for my descendants
I can still remember the elders of the community who wouldn’t even think to smile during that period
If you took a moment and stepped inside, you were quickly overcome by the smell of dust, of…
I was at the Kosel one afternoon and saw this picture unfolding in such a natural way
When I took this photo, I wasn’t covering an event; I was part of the crowd davening
It was harder than it sounds. I didn’t feel it. And I wanted to feel it, and I…
When the Darchei Ish shul opened its doors in Bnei Brak, those Simchas Torah scenes came back to…
Life is like one big game of I Spy, looking for people who need a ride, directions, or…
My mother's passion percolated within me. And over the last year, it found expression in a direction she…
A tangible link between lofty generations engaged in the same enduring dance between Heaven and earth
They know it’s the prelude to a busy 24 hours that begins with water
I printed that email in full and laminated it, and it hangs on my fridge to this day
For the life of me, I could not fathom what was so distressing to Rabbi Friedman
He was my principal; he was also my ally and my cheerleader and one of the only people…
I found out that fiction can transport, uplift, and connect you to something bigger then yourself
My photo of the tallis in Dubai made waves across the Arab-language media
The Dushinsky chassidus has come to be an integral part of the fabric of the Old Yishuv
Mr. Reifman was an “alter Europa’esha Yid,” who had learned to lein in his hometown shtetl in Europe
“Why Israel?” I answered. “Because you taught me to love Israel. You taught me to love Jews
As I conjure that precious, long-ago image, one word wells up within me. Just one word: Dignity
