My name is Esther Malka, but it used to be Emily. I was born in 1953 in a town on the border of Illinois...

It’s 6:30 in the morning. Outside it is still dark, and the sun’s rays are just beginning to peek over the horizon. The Jews...

Queen of Clean Tzippy Brecher* had been employing Maria to clean her house for over a decade. Maria was efficient, reliable and pleasant to have...

Controversy has enveloped the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, following the revelation that the museum was planning to issue a report claiming there was...

“Mommy, did the letter come today?” Leah asked me eagerly as she walked into the house after a full day of school. “Not yet,” I...

I will never forget my very first job interview. We were living in Eretz Yisrael at the time, and I had applied for a...

Judging by the popularity of holistic and alternative medicine, I think I’m not alone when I say that I find natural healing tips fascinating....

It may not seem like big news that the former prime minister of Portugal publicly acknowledges that the Beis Hamikdash once stood on Jerusalem’s...

The women were sitting near the ocean, enjoying a rare moment of serenity in their tumultuous lives. It was early spring, and a brisk...

During the time I was studying in the Chabad-Lubavitch seminary in Milan, Italy, the girls were allowed to leave the premises for Shabbos a...