Every time I read the parshiyot of the makkot, I wonder again at Pharaoh’s reaction. How could he have not recognized that he was...

On the third night of Chanukah, Libby Vianu found herself driving down the roads of New Jersey. She was in the process of getting...

Rabbi Menachem Mendel Chitrik, better known as Rabbi Mendy Chitrik, has been rav of the Ashkenazi Jewish community of Turkey since 2003. He has...

Aggregators have become a topic of discussion lately because of the success of businesses owned by frum people selling on Amazon, which are seen...

Imagine that you’re facing a dire medical crisis: Your heart is failing. Your doctor says that you need a medical device—a heart pump—implanted in...

10 UN Review Praises Slave-Holding Mauritania’s Human Rights Record When Mauritania came up for a mandatory UNHRC review of its human rights record, UN Watch...

Just when it seemed the news stream couldn’t get nuttier: some $100 billion reportedly stolen from US pandemic relief programs; Russia poised to invade...

Yield: 6 servings Cornmeal, to dust 3 cups all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons granulated sugar or honey 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 (12-oz.) can beer (pale ale...

Yield: 10 servings Cake: 2¼ cups root beer, divided 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted margarine or butter 1 cup granulated...

1 onion, diced 6 cloves garlic, diced 4½ cups water 5 tablespoons onion soup mix  1 (800-gram) can of crushed tomatoes 2½ tablespoons tomato paste 1 teaspoon black pepper 5 teaspoons...

Yield: 12 large cookies or 24 small cookies 1 cup oil ¾ cup sugar ¾ cup brown sugar 2 eggs ¼ cup milk 1 cup cocoa 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking...

he flu seems to be rampant in chareidi communities around the world right now, but there are people claiming that it’s a strange virus...

A lithograph hung on the wall of Liane Grunberg Wakabayashi’s childhood home in New York. “The chasidim, drawn in pen and ink, were dancing in...

In Deerfield, Illinois, just north of Chicago, there is a kiruv organization known as the L’Chaim Center, which hosts Shabbatons, Friday-night dinners and introductory...

She knocked on her daughter’s bedroom door and walked right in. It looked like a bomb site. The curtains were pulled shut, the air...

My relationship with the unique kiruv organization Hidabroot, whose primary means of outreach is a TV channel that broadcasts a wide range of Torah-based...

With the omicron variant on the rise around the world, new methods to combat the coronavirus would be helpful. That is especially true because...

You know what they say: “Home is where the heart is.” In the world of real estate, if you are not into it, heart...

With the coalition divided over an increasing number of issues, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has announced that the “fifth wave of COVID” is already...

Those of us with considerable experience in creating Purim shtick—guilty plea here—could only kvell over, and be a bit envious of, the “Birds Aren’t...