Giyus Bnei Hayeshivos // A Conversation With Rav Dovid Soloveitchik, shlita

The issue of drafting yeshivah students is, unfortunately, back in the news. In fact, it never left. Ever since Israel’s founding prime minister, David...

The Silver Linings That Really Aren’t

It’s an extreme example, albeit a cautionary one: In 1998, the water supply of Camelford (a town located in North Cornwall, England) became dangerously...

The Sukkah Doctor Is In…

My friend’s husband has two left hands, so of course she’s the one who pointed out to me the unfairness of our sukkah situation. “Your...

A Visit To The Home of Rav Yitzchok & Rebbetzin...

It is Tuesday, Rosh Chodesh Elul, when my wife and I pay a visit to the Jerusalem home of Rav Yitzchok and Rebbetzin Rivka...

Marooned In Moroco

Vivian Peretz has not so recently turned 70, but you would never guess it. She is full of life and overflows with energy, keeping...

Bubby’s Succulent Stuffed Cabbage

1 large cabbage head Filling: 1½ pounds chopped meat ½ cup uncooked rice 1 medium onion, grated 1 egg 1½ tablespoons ketchup ½ teaspoon salt Sauce: 1 (46 oz.) can tomato juice 1 (15...

Apple Kugel

2 eggs 1 cup flour 1 cup sugar ¾ cup oil 5 apples, peeled and thinly sliced 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon vanilla Cinnamon, for sprinkling 1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. 2....

Shabbos Challah

2.2 pounds (1 kg or 7⅓ cups) flour 2 tablespoons dry yeast 5 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon salt 2 to 2¼ cups warm water ½ cup oil Sesame seeds (optional) Egg...

My Father, The Visionary // Gedaliah Zlotowitz Reflects On His Father,...

Rav Yosef Sholom Kahanaman, the famed Ponovezher Rav, is said to have quipped after his vast travels across the globe to raise funds for...

Thousand Year View // We Know Less About Nature Than We...

The truth is that our intelligence services know much more about global warming and hurricane risks than our weathermen do, but no one knows...