Kid stuff // Some child-rearing ideas that actually worked

I think my beard is sufficiently white to qualify me to offer some random suggestions for parents/grandparents of little people. A tactic that helped one...

Pesach Brunch // Crustless Vegetable Quiche

Serves: 10 Ingredients 2½ lbs. potatoes (about 5), peeled and cubed ½ stick (4 tablespoons) butter, divided 1 large onion, diced 1 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste 2 eggs ½ cup potato starch 1...

My Two Mothers // Adopted as a child, Dr. Hila Haelyon...

When Israeli Dr. Hila Haelyon, who was adopted as a child, gave birth for the first time, she tells me she noticed herself behaving...

EXCLUSIVE the Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok Rebbe Reflects on his Hiskashrus to...

There is perhaps no Rebbe-chasid relationship more intriguing than the one that bound the Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok Rebbe, Rav Shmuel Yaakov Kohn, with the...

A Mizug // An Elevated Visit With The Rosh Yeshivah,...

One of the more colorful and charismatic members of the Brisker dynasty was undoubtedly the rosh yeshivah, Rav Yechiel Michel Feinstein (1906–2003), the father...

HI-TECH in the Ancient City // A Behind-the-Scenes Look at...

I am sitting in front of a huge screen, watching high-definition drone footage of a group of men dressed in traditional Yerushalmi garb walking among...

Left Behind, But Never Forgotten // Shloime Zionce travels to Uzbekistan...

As the plane touches down on the tarmac, the passengers on board break out into thunderous applause. They aren’t just clapping their hands, they...

Klal Yisrael’s Second Marriage // Three words message much

It’s intriguing. Three words are used to refer to yetzias Mitzrayim (yetziah, geirush and shiluach; see, for examples, Shemos, 20:2, 11:1 and 8:17). And...

Pesach Baking with Efrat // Almond Dacquoise with Vanilla...

Yields: 2 (7-inch) round pans or 1 (10-inch) round pan Dacquoise 7 egg whites ¾ cup plus ¾ cup granulated sugar, divided 1½ cups almond flour or ground...

Pesach Baking with Efrat // Chocolate Coffee Cake

Yields: 1 (9-inch) round cake or 12 individual cakes 10–11 oz. quality dark chocolate 1 tablespoon quality granulated coffee 10 large eggs, separated ¼ cup sugar plus ⅓...