Cautious Optimism // A conversation about President Biden and Israel with...
Michael Oren, the American-born Israeli historian, author, former member of the Knesset for the Kulanu Party and deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, also served as Israel’s...
The Petting Zoo // A long day of batteries, babies...
When I told my friend Faigy earlier this morning about our plans to go to the petting zoo, she had tried to talk me...
Grilled Israeli Lamb Kababs
This savory combination of lemon, mint, garlic and lamb is
a perfect flavor blend. The colors are vibrant and the mint
mayonnaise gives it that extra...
Butternut Squash Kugel
We always get the nicest letters from our readers. It’s always fun to open our inbox to grateful letters and exciting photos of the...
An Uncommon Cold // Who knew that a cold could be...
“Mazel tov! It’s a girl!”
As soon as we heard that my daughter Rivka had given birth only a couple of hours before Shabbos, I...
Celebrating Mexico’s New City of Torah // Mexican Jews come together...
The Mexican frum community is creating a new Jewish neighborhood, from the ground up, in the city of Ixtapan de la Sal, a tourist...
New Government, New Battles // an immigration law comes under...
Barely a week has passed since the new government was sworn in and it’s already facing its first test in the form of the...
Promoting Voting // Jim Crow is Dead
There was a time in this country when state voting laws were designed to exclude minorities, particularly African Americans, from participating in the electoral...
EXCLUSIVE: Donald J. Trump’s Winter White House // Catching up with...
Making an Entrance
Something seems different about the Donald Trump who approaches the table at which I am sitting from the opposite end of Mar-a-Lago’s...
Get ready to pay more // That title might sound depressing,...
As I was working on this article, in between doing the interviews and actually sitting down to write, I sat down to make my...


















