Weddings to remember…..but not for the reasons you’d expect.

If you aren’t going to a bonfire this Lag BaOmer, chances are you’re going to a wedding. In the spirit of this day, we...

Women to Women //A place for female entrepreneurs

The feeling is electric in the Williamsburg Hotel on Tuesday as I join 400 women who have gathered for the fifth annual Jewish Woman...

Missionaries in our midst! // A Christian couple infiltrates several Jewish...

Across the Jewish world, if a Yid enters a shul he has never been in before, he usually finds himself greeted warmly by people...

Road Map to Life // A conversation with Shimona Tzukernik

Shimona Tzukernik is the creator of The Method, a coaching program for individuals and corporations that is based on Kabbalah. I first met Shimona many...

A Grave Discovery in the Town of Ger // Matzeivos...

Jonny Daniels is used to uncovering remnants of Jewish life in Poland. As the executive director and founder of the organization From the Depths,...

Assange Was Russia’s Agent // Proven: WikiLeaks’ information came straight...

There were always hints of the spy within. As a young man, Julian Assange chose “Mendax” as his Internet code name. It means “liar”...

Second Thoughts // Attending a friend’s wedding led to a decision...

Avigdor’s parents and siblings had flown in from the US for the wedding, and I was there, but other than that, none of the...

Close Encounters of the Furry Kind // A Racoon bite reveals...

On an ordinary evening a week after Pesach, Mimi Roth* stepped out of her house hauling several garbage bags, which she heaved into the...

Our Haunted Apartment // Was there something wrong with my ...

My apartment hunting started one week after my engagement. Brooklyn is renowned for its crazily high rents and shortage of housing, so when I...

Palmiers

These French cookies, also known as elephant ears, are light, crisp, sweet, and very elegant. 1 sheet frozen puff pastry dough, thawed 1 tablespoon + ¾...

A Community in Crisis in a Country in Chaos // Rabbi...

“Blessed is he who cares for the poor; in a day of trouble, he will be rescued by Hashem.” –Tehillim 41:2 Bordering Guyana to the east,...

Losing My Father I mourned his life

The call came just after midnight. “Your father just had a heart attack,” my mother said. “The doctors say that it’s only a matter...

Ehud Olmert post-prison // The former prime minister talks frankly about...

If you would meet Ehud Olmert, the former prime minister of Israel, today, you might have a hard time recognizing him. The last time...

Biscotti with Dried Cherries

A popular Italian cookie, “biscotti” means “twice-cooked”—and it’s twice as good! This cookie is baked twice for a crunchy and crumbly texture that makes...

Making it all Work // You’ve been invited to join your...

Ari and Miryam Wasserman are the authors of Making It All Work: A Practical Guide to Halachah and Hashkafah in the Workplace. The book...

Classic Cheesecake

This easy recipe (the filling only has four ingredients!) was given to me by my mother-in-law when I was newly married. I have made...

Life Under Fire in Southern Israel // Deadly attacks hit...

“I was woken up on Shabbos morning by the sound of sirens,” says Reb Mendel Roth, a popular chasidic singer and longtime resident of...

An Ounce of Prevention // Why it’s important to teach our...

How prepared are our daughters for their financial future? That is a question that has bothered me for decades. As a Bais Yaakov high...

The Day of Prayer Goes National // Thoughts, Prayers, Dinners and...

The State of the State: For Orthodox Jewish Leaders There’s Plenty of Room for Dining We all have what to be grateful for. President Trump is...

A River of Denial // We were thwarted from all sides...

When my brother’s wife, Tziri, called me and said that my brother had left her I was blindsided and totally shocked. I’d always thought...