It was Yom Kippur of 1973, the eve of the Yom Kippur War. Shuls around the world were filled with somber men draped in kittels and talleisim, immersed in prayer, their faces reflective. On...

These French cookies, also known as elephant ears, are light, crisp, sweet, and very elegant. 1 sheet frozen puff pastry dough, thawed 1 tablespoon + ¾ teaspoon granulated sugar, divided 1 teaspoon canola oil 1. Preheat oven to...

One night eight years ago, Shloimi was asleep in bed. It was almost dawn, and he was just beginning to wake up when he heard a man’s voice say to him, very clearly, “Tell...

I’m sure you’ve seen the proposed Article of Impeachment. Yes. It is clearly unconstitutional, and it should be rejected. It would establish a terrible precedent. The speech at the center of the impeachment is constitutionally...

Remember the mixture of horror and disgust we all felt at the violence that broke out across the nation last year amid protests against police killings of black Americans? To be sure, there was good...

Everyone needs a hobby during the pandemic—something to keep us busy, take our minds off the day-to-day restrictions and difficulties in our routines—and a goal that we can work toward. Some of my friends...

A popular Italian cookie, “biscotti” means “twice-cooked”—and it’s twice as good! This cookie is baked twice for a crunchy and crumbly texture that makes it perfect for dipping into your morning hot coffee or...

Creak, creak, creak sang the rocking chair. Bubby’s voice blended with it, sounding like a nightingale’s song accompanied by a fiddler. Every Thursday she came to babysit for Berel and Risela. She’d put up...

I’ve walked these streets before. I stand on a street    corner in the West Village, home to stately brownstone mansions, New York University’s halls of learning, and Washington Square Park— the domicile in...

I struggled alone for so many years. I’d been in and out of too many yeshivos and gone to rehab to kick my drug habit three times. But it was only once I made the...