A Story of Savannah

Dr. Samuel Ribeiro Nunez Savannah, Georgia, July, 1733 It wasn’t many years before his arrival in Savannah that Dr. Samuel Ribeiro Nunez was sitting in...

Knock, Knock // Our hosts were home. Why didn’t they answer...

“This is going to be awkward,” I said to my husband as we walked up the hill to his friend’s house. We had come...

The search for our brother Rabbi Reuven Bauman, z”l // A...

By last Tuesday afternoon, the name Reuven Tzvi ben Esther Baila was on everyone’s lips. He wasn’t just a 35-year-old husband and father of...

Marriage Matters: Dearest Yaakov // Letters to my husband who abandoned...

Dear Yaakov, Do you remember the first year of our marriage? Do you recall the first time you told me about your dreams and aspirations,...

Coffee Break with Eli Stefansky

In a few weeks’ time, Ami and I will celebrate a special milestone: the 300th Lunchbreak column. Lunchbreak was started with several goals in mind....

Hiking in Vermont // A fun trip turns into a nightmare

Moishy was just eight when he was diagnosed with type I or juvenile diabetes. Our little trooper took it all in stride—the fluctuations in...

Full Circle // My chasan had no idea we were so...

My father is an honorable man, a brilliant Torah scholar and a respected member of the community. Growing up, our happy and content home...

Istanbul Has Spoken // Is Turkey’s Islamist government headed for its...

Sometimes it is difficult to recognize that a seminal event in history has taken place. I predict the recent mayoral election in Istanbul will...

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February 2018 So, Charlie from across the street had a heart attack and died, and Maureen wants to live with her adult kids. San Diego....

Grilled watermelon and feta salad

For the grill 10-12 small triangles of seedless watermelon 2 lemons, sliced in rounds For the feta dressing 1 cup of feta cheese 2 teaspoons dried mint (can...