Your Day, On AI // How ChatGPT might lead—and mislead—you...

Write a limerick to introduce a news article about all the things people can do with ChatGPT in their personal and business lives. There once...

Halachah in Our Hands // A special gathering to celebrate...

Last week, a special gathering took place in the home of Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein to mark a special occasion: the publication of Dirshu’s edition...

Tacotashen

Yield: 20–25   Guacamole: 2 avocados 1 small red onion, finely chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tomato, chopped Juice of 1 lime Salt, to taste Pepper, to taste Tacotashen: 2 teaspoons oil 1 lb. ground...

Napoleon Hamantashen

Yield: 10   3 (10-pack) packages flaky dough/puff pastry squares 2 (16-oz.) containers whip topping, defrosted if frozen 3 (3.5-oz.) packages instant vanilla pudding mix 2 (8-oz.) containers vanilla...

Catherine Perez- Shakdam Infiltrated the Iranian Regime and Met the Ayatollah...

Imagine being allowed into the confidences of some of the most powerful anti-Semites in the world—while they had no inkling that you were Jewish...

Growing from History // The granddaughter of Holocaust survivors and...

It’s hard to hear about Vered Ben Saadon’s life and not be impressed. The co-owner and co-founder of Tura Winery in Rechelim, Israel, Vered...

“Bardak!” // An exclusive interview with Israel’s famous chareidi...

Bardak! You might not know the meaning of the word, but there’s a good chance you’ve heard of the comedic duo known as Bardak....

Yes, a Joke // Truth can be funnier than...

I was considering a column for this Purim issue about, oh, I dunno, maybe some new herring flavors (avocado, kale, truffle, sushi—well, that last one...

On the World Stage // A conversation with Malcolm...

A conversation with Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations    It is told that the Kotzker Rebbe...

Remembering the Chuster Rebbe of Boro Park

Rav Shmuel Shmelke Leifer, zt”l, the Chuster Rebbe of Boro Park, a renowned rav, mechaneich and baal darshan, was niftar on Monday. He was...

Yaakov Yosef (Jacob) Eisenbach // Geeker, Lexington Property Group

Real estate businessman Jacob Eisenbach had a problem that all businesses face at some point: he had issues with his computer. While such problems...

An Offer They Can Refuse // Allowing convicts to use...

Whenever Renewal, the organization that helps facilitate kidney transplants, emails a notification that operations are taking place, I stop what I’m doing and say...

Still A Mother // Her own loss drove her to...

Stillness. As Malkie Klaristenfeld looked at the perfect form on the screen, she saw the stillness and she knew. Again. Her baby’s life was over...

The Gift of a Loving Mother // My baby...

My world was encased in fog. And so was my reflection in the mirror. Listless eyes, pale lips. And the acne breakout on my...

Yanky’s Signature Deli Roll

Serves 7   1 cup honey  ¾ cup deli mustard ¾ cup dark brown sugar ¼ cup duck sauce, plus more to brush the roll ¼ cup mayonnaise 2 teaspoons soy...

Sweet and Sour Tongue

Serves 15-20   1 pickled tongue, vacuum-packed  Sauce: 6 cups water 3 cups duck sauce  3 cups sweet chili sauce 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar ½ cup chicken soup mix ½ cup honey   Bring...

Israel’s Exemplary Search and Rescue Mission // An exclusive interview...

Turkey’s recent earthquakes have led to nightmare images of collapsed buildings and bodies, some living and some not, pulled from under the rubble. Rescue...

Some Terror Victims Don’t Count // Why Won’t They...

A recent United Nations report on violence in Israel and the territories during the past year omitted 11 of the 31 Israelis who were...

Strawberry Crumble Muffins

Yields 14   Crumble topping: 1½ sticks (¾ cup) unsalted butter, softened 1½ cups all-purpose flour ¾ cup light brown sugar ¾ teaspoon cinnamon ¾ teaspoon sea salt Confectioners’ sugar, to dust Muffins: 2...

A Seismologist Sizes Things Up // A conversation with...

Israel has an alarmingly small number of seismologists—scientists who study earthquakes. This is in spite of the fact that it lies along a major...