When the idea to interview current Civil Court Judge Elena Baron was first proposed, I must admit that I was unaware of the important...

Thin is in, and by thin we mean a homemade thin-crust everything dough. Quick and easy to make using six ingredients you may already...

Q: Please bring us up to speed on the state’s reaction to the decision of the court to nullify the new curriculum requirements. A: The...

I saw the young girl as I entered the elevator, and I was struck by how sad she looked. Even in the hospital, where...

Growing up, I had always heard of Shabtai Tzvi as a controversial yet undeniable part of Jewish history. Having once been a Torah scholar,...

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 with the most conventional upbringing, Dr. Maru Gete’s achievements would still be utterly remarkable. He is a doctor, researcher and lecturer of note...

My first introduction to my next-door neighbor was when she knocked on my door an hour after I moved in. “Hi,” she said as she...

In the Beginning Miriam Green is 54, and her mother, Mrs. Naomi Cohen, is now 78, having been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s eight years ago. “Those early...

As I flipped through the slick, glossy magazine pages, a familiar face stared back at me. I knew it all too well and froze,...

The joke is a cliché: The first astronauts arrive on Mars and find, to their bewilderment, that there is a Chabad House there already. But...

I’m not going to name names, because I am not the kind of person who names names, so I’ll just say that someone who...

Cheesecake is challenging to make on the lighter side, and while this one still has sugar to keep it sweet I’ve reduced the fat...

This strawberry shortcake fruit soup is adorable in presentation and super refreshing and fresh tasting. This is a fun and festive alternative to other...

Ever since my late teenage years I’ve been wanting to visit Har Sinai. Without a doubt, there is hardly a place of more symbolic...

“The Repressed Voice of Creativity,” an article by the therapist and artist Lisa Agaran, includes a description, paraphrased as follows, of what happens when...

“If you want to do an article for Shavuos about women and Torah, I have the perfect story for you,” the email I received...

That we might see the son-in-law of the president of the United States at the Kosel Hamaaravi is not actually as surprising as we...

There is hardly a leader of a chasidic movement today who is not somehow connected to the Chernobyl dynasty. The Rebbes of Belz, Bobov,...

‘‘I was around 12. In sixth grade.” I’ve just asked Adina Black when and how her journey to Judaism had begun. Seated across from me...