I like preparing fresh fish for Shavuos since it’s healthy and balances out some of the heavier dairy options. Roasting the peppers and lemons can be done ahead of time; just drizzle in some...

Arecent report from Israeli archaeologists should be of great interest to all of us. Excavations at Timna, just north of Eilat, have revealed a hoard of textiles, including some dyed purple, from the era...

This past Thursday night, about a month and a half before the election, the political parties standing for election submitted their lists of candidates for the Knesset. There are a total of 39 parties...

It was our first boy after two girls, which changed everything. With a girl, you can make a kiddush at your leisure. With a boy, right away there’s a shalom zachar and a bris,...

im Braver of Newton, Massachusetts, is researching an idea for a project about espionage and Israel. He wanted to pick my brain. Jim is a nice guy and was particularly enthusiastic about introducing me...

When Ami received the story of the “Accidental Sheva Brachos” in our inbox, we were intrigued. We wanted to know how a group of chasidim had come to complete the minyan for sheva brachos...

rabbi, an entrepreneur, a special envoy, a storyteller, a senior adviser, the director of an investment fund and a chief of staff walk into a 2,000-year-old conflict...and they’re all the same man. Rabbi Aryeh Lightstone...

It takes an impressive degree of repugnancy for a Republican lawmaker to evoke condemnation from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Enter newly elected Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia.  She earned that dishonor by doing...

The first time I was introduced to a muesli was here in Israel, and I became a fan ever since. Of course, silan became a regular item in my home too. I love the...

I can honestly say that on many days I don’t really prepare an actual recipe for dinner. I do try to plan somewhat, but often, as long as I have some kind of protein...