The Bar Mitzvah // I refused to spoil my son’s special...

My name is Menachem Shlomo Chertkov. I was born and raised in Yavne’el, located in Northern Israel not far from Teveriah. It is beautiful...

Teacher’s Dilemma // My student had a secret but my...

I was standing and waiting for the car service I’d called to bring me to my friend’s daughter’s wedding when my phone rang. I...

Did an Israeli Company Discover a cure for cancer? Q&A with...

Q: Your company, Accelerated Evolution Biotechnologies Ltd. (AEBi), which was founded in 2000, recently announced that it is developing a drug that will be...

Mini Flower Fruit Tarts

These adorable tarts are a great baking activity to do with kids. They are fun and deceptively easy to make! Serve them on their...

I Couldn’t Dance at My Own Wedding // It was my...

I pulled my woolen scarf tighter around my neck as I stepped out of my car into the subzero temperature. Shoving my gloved hands...

Winter in a Bowl

For when you need to get out of that green-salad rut, this charmingly different salad combining all the best flavors of winter will have...

Detox Nation // Is there really such a thing as “detoxing”...

"Honestly, if I could go back in time, I would never have done it. A detox juice regimen is like any fad diet. You...

In Pursuit of Peace

Those who love the people of Israel and are concerned about their security tend to be avid supporters of President Trump—and for good reason,...

Developing Driverless Cars in Jerusalem // High-tech taps into chareidim to...

A green metal box containing electronic parts and computer chips sits on a shelf near the entrance to Amnon Shashua’s office on the sixth...

The Koheles Era // In the Realm of Not Knowing

I n November 2018, Hamodia published “My Well Has Run Dry,” by Rabbi Avraham Twerski. That painfully frank, straightforward personal essay about aging—his own—was...