With the long Shabbos afternoons, shalosh seudos becomes an opportune time to put together a great spread. And sometimes we want to extend ourselves to make that "extra special" something even if we’re in...

It all started right after I returned to England from my seminary year in Eretz Yisrael. No sooner had I landed than my stomachaches began; it seemed like I had brought them home with...

It definitely wasn’t an addiction. She didn’t do it every day, or every week, or even every month. Tziporah bought lottery tickets only on a very occasional whim, when she happened to pass the...

Last Monday, some pathetic little bigot cut a big Nazi swastika into the wooden paneling of elevator 36 at the US Department of State. Elevator 36 isn’t a service elevator open to any passing tradesman,...

I usually make this pareve so I can serve it with a meat barbecue or on Shabbos, but it can be made dairy for an even more decadent version. I originally created this recipe...

Many people have shared with me that their favorite part of Lunch Break is the background story of the person being featured. While speaking to Nachman Lieser, I couldn’t help but see how every...

“As an Air Force veteran, the father of an Air Force officer, and the son of a World War II veteran,” explained Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker, “I have enormous respect for the men and...

It is almost always traumatic for children to witness the dissolution of their parents’ marriage and the breakup of the family. Still, when one parent also abandons Yiddishkeit, a child may feel even more...

At first glance, you’d think I was a typical mother, sitting in the circle outside her bungalow chatting away. But if you looked deeper, you’d see more. You’d notice the massive bottle of bug...

This butternut squash cream is one of those easy recipes that I’ve come back to multiple times. Its simplicity makes it more of a building block than an actual dish. It's a layer of...