Understanding These Volatile Times
A conversation with the outspoken conservative pundit and thinker Josh Hammer.
Josh Hammer is opinion editor of Newsweek, a research fellow with the Edmund Burke...
The Torah Scholar from Tianjin // A Chinese ger’s journey between...
If you were to scan the men in the kollel of the chareidi community of Rechasim in Northern Israel, Aharon Waldman would look like...
An Unorthodox Career Path for an Orthodox Woman // Hadassah Eisenstark’s...
At 29, Hadassah Eisenstark is the first chareidi woman to complete the Israeli Foreign Ministry’s diplomatic training course for cadets, the first step towards...
Blueberry and Corn Pie
Summer fruit make the best desserts! You’ll want to try this recipe while blueberries are still in season!
To assemble:
Place blueberry jam in the pie...
The Ultimate Transplant // Modern marriage is a merger, not a...
When I’m asked for advice about forging successful marriages—which happens much too infrequently, harumpff—I point to the first parshah in the Torah, this week’s...
Through the Lens of a Filmmaker
Uri Rosenwaks, who produced the highly acclaimed documentary series Kingdoms, which presents an intimate look at the chasidic world through the eyes of its...
Infringing on Religious Freedom // Attorney Avi Schick
Attorney Avi Schick discusses the case he brought on behalf of Agudath Israel of America and several shuls and rabbanim, challenging Governor Cuomo’s recent...
Mind over Mother-in-Law // Everything she did was wrong
I didn’t really know my husband’s family when we got married. I left my family and friends on the East Coast and moved to...
Phosphine and Fantasy // A shmek of garlic in Venusian clouds
Ahoy! There’s phosphine in yonder clouds of Venus!
Not excited? Well, some scientists are joyously farbrenging, because the garlic-odorous, explosive gas seems to have been...
Shalom Dubai // The citizens of the UAE are ...
The large and usually bustling terminal at Dubai International Airport was far quieter than I remembered from my visit in January of 2020, only...
In The Upper Realms of Existence // A visit with Rav...
Thanks to his singular expertise in both the intricate rulings of halachah and the complex teachings of Kabbalah, one of the more fascinating of...
Dedi! // The Many Musical Experiences of Dedi Graucher
Like other celebrities who have “made it,” Dedi doesn’t need a last name. The single moniker is enough to elicit recognition and smiles from...
Masters of the Medical Maze
Every story has a beginning.
This story begins with Shevy Kahan’s unrelenting efforts to save the life of her young son, Chaim. Chaim passed away...
The Sacred Society // Meet the women of the Chevra Kaddisha
When a soul completes its mission and returns to its place Above, it is the members of the chevrah kaddisha who help it along....
A Tishrei Surprise // Lives, like elections, can turn on simple...
There is considerable chatter among politics-watchers about a possible “October Surprise”—the term for a deliberately engineered major news event coming shortly before a presidential...
Bibliographer, Bibliophile, & Book Collector // Rabbi Shmuel Ashkenazi
Klal Yisrael lost a one-of-a-kind talmid chacham this summer. Rabbi Shmuel Ashkenazi was niftar in Yerushalayim, at the age of 98, after being exposed...
The Remarkable World of Chizki Turnheim
Eleven-year-old Chizki Turnheim has unexpectedly, and perhaps reluctantly, become a public figure. About a year and a half ago, a video was shown at...
The things you cant forgive // Kay Wilson shares the terrifying...
n September 1, I tuned into a webinar sponsored by the Clarion Project featuring a former Islamic terrorist in dialogue with an Israeli advocate...
BROWNIE FOR ONE
BROWNIE FOR ONE
A most exceptional guilty pleasure without the guilt.
Cooking spray
6 tablespoons zero-calorie sweetener
2 tablespoons white whole wheat flour
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
¼ teaspoon...
































