Vanilla Chai Latte

The milky sweetness and warm spices will warm you up in seconds. Yield: 1 serving dairy ½ cup water 2 chai tea bags ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon maple...

Shuki Salomon // Salomon Real Estate

I will let you in on a little secret. I don’t prepare many questions before I speak to the people featured in “Lunchbreak” (well, except...

Critical Race Leery // Condoleezza Rice hits it on the head

“We recognize there are not two sides of the Holocaust.” So spoke Texas school superintendent Lane Ledbetter, apologizing for North Texas school administrator Gina Peddy’s...

Cookiedilla

Meet the cookiedilla, the cookie version of the quesadilla. This is a full-on, gooey, melty, mouthwateringly delectable dessert. Yields: 12 servings ½ (16.5-oz) package refrigerated chocolate...

A Sister’s Sacrifice // She had kept it secret for...

Gitta’s stooped shoulders may be weighed down by her 90 years, but her heart is directed heavenward. The morning is thick with humidity as...

In Memoriam // Rabbi Hertz Frankel, z’’l

Rabbi Naftali Hertz Frankel passed away this past Shabbos at the age of 88. In addition to serving as principal of Bais Rochel of...

Safrus Prices Skyrocket as Severe Shortages Set In // Need tefillin...

If you can’t find what you need on the shelves of your local store, go ahead and blame supply chain issues, increased demand and...

One Tiny Crystal // Would I be lying in...

It was Motzaei Yom Kippur and I couldn’t fall asleep. I’d fasted well and felt perfectly fine; perhaps I was wired from the cup...

Deconstructed Apple Pie

1 sheet flaky puff pastry Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting 8–10 tablespoons Tuscanini raspberry jam Apples: 7 Cortland apples, peeled, cored, and sliced 2 tablespoons flour Cinnamon, to sprinkle 1 tablespoon lemon...

Asian Poppers

If your kids like the idea of poppers, but aren’t into very spicy things, this is a fun, yum, family-friendly alternative. It’s also completely...

Once Upon a Time // Reflections on the yearning for yichus...

Once upon a time, for a brief moment, I had yichus. Not your everyday kind, but the illustrious, big-time yichus that gives you bragging...

Circling Back—a Complete 180 // When the implosion of one top...

The Pundit’s Punt:  Biden’s Out-of-Court Bounce The developing courtship between totalitarian leftists and the left-leaning political establishment hit an impasse this past week, which was as...

The Aftereffects of a Kiddush Hashem // It was a...

It was Elul in Lakewood, and in Rav Rosenblatt’s yeshivah the talmidim had assembled for a  shmuess. The rosh yeshivah spoke about the importance...

Harley Lippman // Genesis10

People often think that for many successful entrepreneurs, the path to success is linear—some guys simply have the “it” factor and success comes easily....

Nothing Fancy // Franks and Potatoes

Franks and Potatoes 1 (12-oz.) package frankfurters, sliced (cut in half circles to avoid a choking hazard) 5–6 extra-large potatoes, peeled and diced ½ cup ketchup  4 tablespoons...

The Bull by the Horn // A Jewish writer confronts the...

Something about the news reports in the wake of the December 10, 2019 shooting at a kosher grocery in Jersey City store bothered me...

Is the Democratic Party Still Good for the Jews? // A...

Congressman Ted Deutch represents Florida’s 22nd district. Now serving his seventh term in the 117th Congress, he is chairman of the House Ethics Committee,...

Fudge Brownies

Moist brownies without any flour or butter! brownies Slightly less than ½ cup coconut oil or canola oil  ¾ cup sugar 3 eggs 4 tablespoons good-quality cocoa powder 2 tablespoons...

Exposing the Offshore Wealth of the Global Elite // The Pandora...

Where do the rich and powerful put their money? There have been a number of revelations in recent years showing that for leaders in...

Women of the Wall or Women of the War? // Knesset...

Another month, another provocation—but this one was worse than most, perhaps worse than ever before. Emboldened by the election of “one of their own”...