כאשר קיבלתי את שיחת הטלפון באמצע השבוע על ברית מילה שהתבקשתי לערוך בשבת, לא הרגשתי את ההתרגשות הרגילה שלי. גם הפעם משפחתי לא תוכל להצטרף אלי

When I received the midweek call for a Shabbat Bris, I didn’t feel my normal rush of excitement.

Hate-filled actors in Gaza and Australia show their true colors, and it’s causing a shift in public opinion.

As I looked around the plane and noticed I was one of the only white people on board, the reality of traveling to Kenya started to set in.

Terrorists released those who were in better physical condition first so that the world could once again turn its back on the Jewish state.

ישבנו מול אדם מדהים שכל רצונו להצטרף לעם שלנו, בעוד אחרים מהאזור שבו גדל רוצים רק להרוג אותנו — וגם אותו בקרוב

We sat across from an amazing person whose only desire is to join our people, while others from the area he grew up want only to kill us

I’m a huge comedy fan. I have been since the first time I watched SNL in middle school. That’s why Dave Chappelle’s monologue hit me so hard

Shabbat's rocket attack made the next day's Brit Milah that much sweeter. But that was only the beginning of my day.

You can date anyone you want, but you must marry a Jew. That was my family’s mantra.

“We should carpet bomb Gaza and ignore the civilian casualties because the Arabs are the modern incarnation of our Biblical enemy Amelek.”

As sometimes happens in my profession as a mohel, the best laid plans must change. I received a call midweek to perform a Bris in

Diaspora Jews, the time has come to face a harsh reality: the only true protection you have is your own. You need to fight back.

זו לא הייתה חתונה שגרתית ואשת הקשר שלי הייתה הבת של החתן והכלה. בגלל השעה המאוחרת, לא הייתי בטוח שנוכל לסדר את כל הפרטים בזמן

This was not your everyday nuptials. Due to the late hour, I was unsure we could work out all the details in time.

Tearing down a flag, shouting disrespectful slogans and even the destruction of property is not the same as systematically hunting down Jews

I am horrible at Yom Kippur davening. I don’t know if I’m stellar the rest of the year, but the fast completely wrecks my focus. I spend...

אני נוראי בתפילות יום הכיפורים. אני לא יודע אם אני מצטיין בשאר ימות השנה, אבל הצום הורס לי את הריכוז. אני מבלה את רוב היום במחשבה על כמה...

As a few of us made our way to our cars, we heard three large explosions in the distance. This is not the norm for Gush Etzion.