Badges of honor – Ami visits North Korea Part Five
One afternoon I use some free time to closely examine my room. I inspect the walls, behind the closets, inside the lamp and under...
The Ride of Their Lyft // A Brush with A Terrorist
The day after last week’s terror attack in Manhattan, the streets nearby were still a mix of chaos and eerie silence.
Sayfullo Saipov, a 29-year-old...
The Special Neshamah of the Young Chasidic Singer Motty Steinmetz
“I was born into a very good family in Bnei Brak,” the 17-year-old girl tells me on the phone in a rapid, slangy Hebrew...
Women In Business // Sari Roth
Sari Roth isn’t your typical entrepreneur. At least she wasn’t a few years ago, when she first started building a company now known as...
Disaster and Early American Jews
As Hurricane Irma ravaged the tiny Caribbean island of St. Martin on September 6 of this year, Rabbi Moishe Chanowitz and his family took...
Nightmare Come True // Things Really Do Look Different In the...
I glanced at the clock. It was only seven minutes later than the last time I’d looked. There were still another two hours until...
The Tired Mommy Club // Why I’m a proud member of...
“I just saw a new book on how to teach babies to sleep through the night. It’s called The Sleep Lady. Have you ever...
Wasting Away // The disease that stole my mother
What defines a life?
The greatest misfortune to befall my mother, in her eyes, was having been born to a practical woman. Until the day...
London Broil Salad with Savory Vanilla-Infused Dressing
2 pounds London broil salt and pepper
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
1 tablespoon sriracha sauce
1 teaspoon garlic powderSalad
2 heads romaine lettuce or 16 ounces chopped romaine
½...
Fighting Hatred in Mahwah // The State Sues
At long last, official action is being taken against the hate some Orthodox Jews have been encountering in the tristate area as Jewish communities...
