Bassam Tawil is a scholar based in the Middle East. This article originally appeared on the Gatestone Institute website (gatestoneinstitute.org).

Rabbi David Fohrman is the dean of Aleph Beta Academy. He has taught at Johns Hopkins University, and was a lead writer and editor for ArtScroll's Talmud translation project. Aleph Beta creates videos ...

Levi Eshkol (1895-1969), born Levi Shkolnik in the small Ukrainian town of Oratov, emerged from humble beginnings to become one of Israel’s most consequential, yet least celebrated, leaders. His early ...

Abulafia describes the initial encounter with prophetic awareness and how it impacts the recipient. The “use” that can be made of prophecy is highly contingent upon the preparation and training of the ...

I’ve wanted to talk to Pinchas Bichler for a long time. Bichler is a composer, music producer, and the founder and manager of Malchus Choir. Over the years, he has composed some songs which became big ...

I discovered jazz many years ago. When I learned to play the keyboard as a kid, at some point I had a book of jazz music. It was pretty challenging, but I liked it. To be honest, I’m not even sure I ...

These candlesticks belonged to my great-grandmother. We believe they are from Russia from the 1870s. We would greatly appreciate your evaluation of them. I normally do not appraise objects that are ...

I think it is important to talk a bit about my internal process. This story with Chana isn’t just about Chana. It is also about my growth as a person and as her mother. I knew that for Chana to get ...

The word larutz (to run) is mentioned in various forms 105 times in the Tanach. Interestingly, 105 km is exactly the distance of a typical ultramarathon. This teaches us that to be an “Ultra-Jew,” we ...

We have another example of this phenomenon in recent times. We called the Gadol HaDor by the title Reb, namely, Reb Moshe Feinstein, zt”l, zy”a. The man who himself gave smicha (rabbinic ordination) ...

Sandy Koufax turned 90 years old two days before 2025 ended. Sandy looked absolutely dandy on his birthday. On December 30, he wore a beautiful blue suit, matching blue tie with decorative circles and ...

Rabbi Aaron I. Reichel, Esq., is a New York attorney who has written many articles on secular and Jewish topics, and has written, edited, and/or supplemented various biographies, most notably of Rabbi ...