It was a horrific sight, even for the most jaded of mispallelim. Early risers arriving at the Tiferes Shimon shul on Rechov Rabbi Akiva in...

When I was growing up, Williamsburg wasn’t the way it is today. These days it’s a bustling neighborhood populated by tens of thousands of...

The combination of the sharp lime and creamy avocado make an incredible dessert. If you’re monitoring your sugar, the avocado has healthy fat for...

“So how are my adorable grandchildren?” Esther Raizel, my coworker, asked me one morning. “Do you get to see them?” “They’re doing great!” I replied,...

On June 14, the New York State legislature passed the Housing Stability and Tenant Protections Act of 2019, which made a long list of...

When Dr. Mimi Knoll and I enter Eliana Fine Feld’s house in West Hempstead on an ordinary Tuesday night, I immediately do a double-take....

She hears the soft tread of footsteps nearby, padding down the building’s thickly carpeted corridor, and wonders, almost ironically, if by some slim chance...

This delicious and light dish is filled with Mediterranean flavors. Besides the nutritious vegetables, this salad is dressed with a great tahini cream, which...

Even before Holy Woman, my biography of Rebbetzin Chaya Sara Kramer, was published in May, 2006, a year after her passing, strange things started...

Classic Napoleon dessert is layered with creamy custard and can only be termed “light” because the dough is delicate. This stunning dish uses the...

Boruch Yida Ganz, a middle-aged Satmar Chasid from Williamsburg Roughly 120 years after the petirah of my elter-zeide, Dayan Rav Mordechai Rothstein of Holmein, I...

Recently, rabbanim in the New York area have noted a halachic issue: A growing number of young mohalim have been failing to do a...

Like all new moms, Emily Oster wanted to give her newborn daughter the best possible start in life, but it didn’t take long before...

Among the many recent news updates, polling results and dramatic declarations in Israeli politics this past week, it was impossible to miss two significant...

Our street is very close-knit and we all look out for each other—which was particularly beneficial for one elderly neighbor who lived alone and...

The renowned German poet, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, once said, “Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power...

Sanctions have not stopped Hezbollah at all. The DEA has strong evidence that the group has only gotten richer from drug sales, but no...

Last year, Beverley Benia-Herzig traveled to Poland for a tour of Jewish heritage sites and came home inspired. Learning about the communities that had...

This smoothie is so easy to make—no peeling or chopping required—and super refreshing. For additional pizazz serve topped with granola. 1 ripe banana, cut into...

A cookie tart is one of my favorite desserts. It’s basically one gigantic cookie, but a much more thick and gooey one. Another favorite...