Jewish Identity
The Chabadization of Judaism
The past few weeks I have seen a revolution. On a lecture tour that took me to Sydney, Australia and Cape Town and Johannesburg,...
Fall of a Jewish LionӬӬӬ
Jerusalem today is booming. While property prices in the United States plummet, in Jerusalem they skyrocket. The city has a youthfulness and dynamism equaled in few places on earth. Tourists flock in record-setting numbers. Much of...
Egypt Overturned, But Israel’s Existence Still Questioned
Two old Jewish men are standing in front of the Czar's firing squad. The officer asks them if they would like a final cigarette. One of them says, "No, I don't smoke, and you can drop...
The Ghosts That Accompany a Jew in Germany
My son is studying at the Chabad Rabbinical College of Frankfurt, Germany. So when I was invited to address the Jewish community of Cologne and then 'The Jewish Experience' in Frankfurt I jumped at the...
“My Heart Swells with Joy” – At a gala banquet with 4000 Chabad ambassadors
Mr. Benny (Yechiel Benzion) Fishhof, a prominent New York businessman and a member of...
King of Spain Mystified by a Shofar: “Do Jews Also Have Toreros?” – Impressions from European Jewish Retreat
Marbella, Spain Standing on the edge of the Mediterranean, at the southern tip of Spain,...
250th Yahrzeit of “Baal Shem Tov” – Shavuos 5520-5770 (1760-2010)
I'll never forget the question posed to me by a woman in South Miami ...
The Chabadization of Judaism
The past few weeks I have seen a revolution. On a lecture tour that took me to Sydney, Australia and Cape Town and Johannesburg, South...
Fall of a Jewish LionӬӬӬ
Jerusalem today is booming. While property prices in the United States plummet, in Jerusalem they skyrocket. The city has a youthfulness and dynamism equaled in...
Egypt Overturned, But Israel’s Existence Still Questioned
Two old Jewish men are standing in front of the Czar's firing squad. The officer asks them if they would like a final cigarette. One of...
The Ghosts That Accompany a Jew in Germany
My son is studying at the Chabad Rabbinical College of Frankfurt, Germany. So when I was invited to address the Jewish community of Cologne and...
“My Heart Swells with Joy” – At a gala banquet with 4000 Chabad ambassadors
Mr. Benny (Yechiel Benzion) Fishhof, a prominent New York businessman and a member of the Chassidic group of Ger, stood at the gala banquet...
To Play or not to Play
As an Englishman, baseball is certainly not my thing; in fact of the four games that I have attended I fell asleep at three...
King of Spain Mystified by a Shofar: “Do Jews Also Have Toreros?” – Impressions from European Jewish Retreat
Marbella, Spain Standing on the edge of the Mediterranean, at the southern tip of Spain, I look out to sea. A flotilla is beginning to...
250th Yahrzeit of “Baal Shem Tov” – Shavuos 5520-5770 (1760-2010)
I'll never forget the question posed to me by a woman in South Miami Beach. I had just finished a lecture about my book,...
