Teacher’s Dilemma // My student had a secret but my...

I was standing and waiting for the car service I’d called to bring me to my friend’s daughter’s wedding when my phone rang. I...

Did an Israeli Company Discover a cure for cancer? Q&A with...

Q: Your company, Accelerated Evolution Biotechnologies Ltd. (AEBi), which was founded in 2000, recently announced that it is developing a drug that will be...

Mini Flower Fruit Tarts

These adorable tarts are a great baking activity to do with kids. They are fun and deceptively easy to make! Serve them on their...

I Couldn’t Dance at My Own Wedding // It was my...

I pulled my woolen scarf tighter around my neck as I stepped out of my car into the subzero temperature. Shoving my gloved hands...

Winter in a Bowl

For when you need to get out of that green-salad rut, this charmingly different salad combining all the best flavors of winter will have...

Detox Nation // Is there really such a thing as “detoxing”...

"Honestly, if I could go back in time, I would never have done it. A detox juice regimen is like any fad diet. You...

In Pursuit of Peace

Those who love the people of Israel and are concerned about their security tend to be avid supporters of President Trump—and for good reason,...

Developing Driverless Cars in Jerusalem // High-tech taps into chareidim to...

A green metal box containing electronic parts and computer chips sits on a shelf near the entrance to Amnon Shashua’s office on the sixth...

The Koheles Era // In the Realm of Not Knowing

I n November 2018, Hamodia published “My Well Has Run Dry,” by Rabbi Avraham Twerski. That painfully frank, straightforward personal essay about aging—his own—was...

Heavenly S’mores Pie

The first time I made these s’mores for a tzedakah party I hosted I thought I’d made more than enough...but they were gone in...

Labour’s Anti-Semitism Problem // A conversation with the British author...

The political left in the United Kingdom has found itself in a crisis of late over allegations of rampant anti-Semitism. The election of the...

A High-Placed Anti-Semite and Saudi Money // What does...

It’s hard to introduce a shocking story from several decades ago, but last week MSNBC host Rachel Maddow attempted to do that when she...

20 Kallahs, 20 Chasanim, One Wedding // How Rabbi Mordechai and...

The first time I escorted a couple to the chuppah I was in my early 30s, and our oldest child was barely a teen....

The Boy Next Door // We were the only stabilizing influence...

The first time I met Pinny, his shirt had an assortment of old stains on it, and his pants had two round holes at...

Color-Coordinated Craziness // Why buy two different gowns I was never...

At my brother’s wedding I was the black sheep of the family—literally. While everyone waltzed around in blush-colored gowns, I stood out in my...

Silent Answer // Her silence should have told me what I...

The day I’d dreamed of had finally arrived. I’d been divorced for several years and was ready to move on. Every since leaving my...

Ricotta Cheese Toast

Crunchy, creamy, with a touch of sweetness, these toasts are delicious for a treat-yourself breakfast, or a hearty afterschool snack. And if you make...

Triple Chocolate Chunk Fudge Cookies

For all those chocoholics out there (me included)  these soft and chewy, triple chocolate cookies will send you to chocolate heaven. 1 cup (2 sticks)...

Meeting President El-Sisi // Orthodox Jewish activist Ezra Friedlander...

Traditionally, Orthodox Jewish activism, particularly in the United States, has been inward-focused. Community advocates sought to protect the Orthodox community by ensuring that the...

The Secret Saudi-Pakistani Nuke Deal // How Pakistan’s nuclear program was...

Analysts at the CIA nearly had a heart attack in 1987 when our space satellites discovered that the Saudis had secretly built a military...