Authors and Contributors

Bayla Sheva Brenner

Take My Pulpit – Please!

For the past six years, on the Sunday evening between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, OU-member synagogue rabbis have been swapping pulpits in the name of Jewish unity. “Unity starts…

Yachad: Living Up to Its Name

To learn the secret to Jewish unity, go to the experts in unconditional love—Yachad. Twice a year, families from across the spectrum of Jewish life, from secular to Satmar, come…

How Did You Get Into THAT? A Rising Number of Young People Are Choosing Out-of-the-Box Careers

In today’s increasingly unpredictable economic times, more and more frum Jews are following their passions and choosing unconventional careers, finding that sometimes it pays to think outside the box. Dr.…

Torah Tidbits Publishes 1,000th Issue

Thousands of Jews will admit it—they’re addicted to Torah Tidbits. “If I walk into shul on a Friday night without a supply [of Torah Tidbits],” reports a volunteer deliverer, “they’re…

Yoni Goldstein: Soaring to the Beat of a Different Drum

Every kid wonders what it would be like to fly. Yonatan (Yoni) Goldstein didn’t leave it to his imagination; he took his dream to the sky. “I believe it’s my…

Dr. Ben Kempner, Sir! Frum Physician Goes Navy

Navy Lieutenant Ben Kempner, thirty-two, wrestles with being a yarmulke-wearing, kosher-eating anomaly at work and a uniformed attraction sporting a crew cut in his Jewish community. Fearlessly jumping from combat-training…

My Son, the Investigator

While most MBA graduates head directly for the corporate world, one idealist took a decidedly different turn. He’s happily blending his business acumen with his yen for public service—at the…

The Breadwinner: Can’t Find a Job? Create One!

When Laizer Solash, from Far Rockaway, New York, lost his job three years ago, he was ready to do just about anything to support his wife and four children. Never…