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May 22, 2026, 5:39 PM

Treasure Trove: The Original Selfie Machine Turns 100

From the Herzl and Zionism Collection of David Matlow, Toronto (www.herzlcollection.com). Photo taken in a photo both at Montreal's Expo 67.

The original selfie machine turns 100 this year. The photo booth made its first appearance in September 1926 on Broadway in New York City. It was the invention of Anatol Josepho (1894-1980, born Josephewitz), and first called the Photomaton. Siberian born,...

Dec 9, 2025, 1:02 AM

Reconnecting – Parashat Va-yishlah 5786

So, as many of you know, Sharon and I are getting ready to celebrate, with God’s help, an incredible moment in our family’s life – our daughter’s wedding. We feel deeply blessed. Another blessing is that we’re not just gaining a...

Reuven Chaim Klein

Nov 16, 2025, 5:49 AM

Exploring Love – ahavah, r’chim, chibah, and agav (Part 1 of 2)

The verb for “loving” appears in the Bible for the first time when Hashem commands Abraham to offer up his son “that he loves” (Gen. 22:2) — Isaac. Afterwards, Isaac himself becomes the subject of ahavah, as the Bible reports...

Michael Feldstein

Nov 11, 2025, 5:00 AM

Faith, Family, and Finances: Money Lessons for the Modern Orthodox Community

Stacey Zrihen is a Certified Financial Planner and motivational speaker. She is the Senior Director of Coaching for the Orthodox Union’s Living Smarter Jewish and Achiezer’s Westwood Management Program and has helped thousands of Orthodox families manage their finances. I...

Jeremy M Staiman

Oct 30, 2025, 9:29 AM

Three Funerals and a Wedding

To say that I don’t like roller coasters would be an understatement—along the lines of describing the Grand Canyon as having “a nice view.” I probably haven’t been on one in 45 years, and the odds are high that...

Oct 26, 2025, 9:14 PM

Welcome Home, Eitan Mor

Eitan Mor greeted next to Givat Oz V'Gaon

Today, Eitan Mor, who spent two years in hell as a hostage in Gaza, returned home to Kiryat Arba. Along the way, he was greeted by thousands of us who came with our flags, our music and our spirit...

Reuven Chaim Klein

Oct 26, 2025, 1:59 AM

A Flood of Events – Marcheshvan, Cheshvan, bul, mabul

Two of the most significant events in World History were said to have happened in the month of Marcheshvan: Firstly, when Hashem brought a mabul (“flood”) to wipe out humanity in the time of Noah, this calamity began in the eighth...

Oct 23, 2025, 10:05 PM

After the rainbow: Our test as American Jews

Rachel Goldberg is getting remarried. Last year, I wrote about her husband, Rabbi Avi Goldberg of blessed memory — a reservist and beloved educator who fell in Lebanon. This year, she’s engaged. Rachel isn’t superhuman, and she isn’t unscarred. Yet her choice to...

Yulia Medovoy Edelshtain

Aug 19, 2025, 12:58 AM

Experience joy or scream, both are good options

Yesterday I was at a wedding in Caesarea, and it was so beautiful to see my friend's daughter find her other half. Love, the continuation of life and living, and more Jewish babies to light up the world. We...

Michael Feldstein

Aug 1, 2025, 6:24 PM

The One and Only: OnlySimchas.com

December 29, 2002, didn’t make many global headlines—but in the Orthodox Jewish world, it was a day many still remember vividly. That was the day OnlySimchas.com suddenly went dark. No engagements. No weddings. No baby announcements. Just... nothing. For thousands of people...

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