Fava Bean Soup
Here’s something you’ll need for those cold winter nights: a hearty vegetable bean soup. An ancient member of the pea family, fava beans have...
Diagnosis: Determined // To the doctors, she was just suffering from...
I woke up one day and realized that I could no longer ignore the symptoms that had started to hang over me like a...
Public Service in Challenging Times // A conversation with New...
“When I was around 17,” says Simcha Eichenstein, 35, who was recently elected to represent the 48th District in the New York State Assembly,...
All Yeshivos Now Under Threat // Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel on...
Yeshivos in New York State have been under threat for several years from a campaign to change their way of teaching. Now it appears...
Until We Find Our Brothers
1980
I’d always known that I was Jewish, a member of Beta Yisrael. We knew that Ethiopia wasn’t our true place and that we were...
Hummus L’Basar
I became obsessed with this appetizer in Israel and make it at every opportunity. It’s so easy to recreate the fabulous flavor in this...
Chicken with Cherry Tomatoes and Chimichurri
All you have to do is pulse these herbs together, add it to chicken cutlets, fire up your grill pan…and you have a delicious...
Rav Shteinman’s First Yahrtzeit // A conversation with his son, Rav...
“With every passing day, every passing hour, we feel my father’s absence more keenly, may his righteous and holy memory be a blessing. And...
Incitement in the Air // A delayed flight becomes an excuse...
It’s a situation no one wants to be in. A flight, seemingly set to be over well before Shabbos, is delayed. Shomer Shabbos passengers...
“I Really Felt that Hashem Had Sent Malachim to Help Me”...
My rosh yeshivah, Rav Dovid Soloveitchik, shlita, used to repeat the following story in the name of his father, the Brisker Rav, zt”l:
There was...
Pineapple Teriyaki Steak
Ahh, Hawaii. The white sand, the pineapples, the sun on my cheeks. No, I’ve never been to Hawaii—but a girl can daydream! Make those...
Terrorized but Not Broken // One woman’s account of how she...
November 26, 2008
I gave my sleeping six-week-old daughter one more gentle kiss and rose from my perch. My husband Sharone’s voice drifted down the...
Four Daughters, Four Fathers, Four Stories // A gathering to recall...
On a bright Sunday morning a group of Jewish men have come together to share their memories of living through the Second World War....
The Interaction Between Psychology & Yiddishkeit // Q&A with Dr. Shmuel...
Dr. Shmuel D. Mandelman holds a doctorate from Columbia University in educational and developmental psychology. He also spent five years conducting research at Yale...
Overcoming the Stigma of Mental Illness // A conversation with Chaya...
Q: Thank you very much for addressing this very important topic regarding the stigma of mental illness. I understand that yours is more of...
Salted Caramel, Peanut Butter, and Banana Sundaes
1 cup pareve whipping cream, nondairy milk, or soy milk
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup chunky peanut butter
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pint pareve...
Minchah at Midnight // A chinuch strategy is almost torpedoed
“W ho were you speaking to?” I asked Atara, my 13-year-old daughter. She was standing in the doorway still clutching her phone. Her face...
Minding Measles // A conversation with Dr. Yechiel Schlesinger about the...
The number of cases of measles in the Jewish community has continued to rise. As we’ve reported in recent articles, this highly contagious disease...
Wild Mushroom Soup
Winter is not my favorite season, but there’s one redeeming factor...I get to make and enjoy soups like this wild mushroom soup. It’s the...
A Meal Fit for a Queen // British royalty grows accustomed...
When the late Lord and Lady Jakobovits, z’’l, hosted Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher for dinner one Chol Hamoed Sukkos at the official residence of...

































