It was Shabbos morning in South Africa. The time had come to recite the prayer for the country’s president and for the government that typically reads, “May G-d bless the president and deputy president...

was more than skeptical when I first heard about a girl who composed and safeguarded a Jewish calendar while interned in Auschwitz. The main questions in my mind were: Where did she get the...

One batch Half-Hour Honey-Olive Oil Challah Pesto 2 cups tightly packed basil leaves, washed and dried, plus more for garnish 1 clove garlic ¼ cup walnuts ¼ teaspoon salt ⅛ teaspoon black pepper ¼ cup olive oil Assembly 2 tablespoons kalamata olives, halved, optional ¼...

Extreme eyeball rolling was the common and correct response to a recent online petition demanding that the Trader Joe’s grocery chain “remove racist branding and packaging from its stores.” The “harmful stereotypes” at issue were...

He shuffled down the aisle of the courthouse, his arms tightly bound in handcuffs, his skinny feet in leg irons. His back was hunched, his gait unsteady as he faced the judge. The defendant was...

“I literally talk to people all day long who are now in their Hamptons house who also lived here, or in their Hudson Valley house or in their Connecticut weekend house, and I say,...

Most of us know Sudy Rosengarten, who passed away last week, as a famous author. But Sudy was also a teacher. She taught for many years in TAG in Far Rockaway as well as in Rabbi...

One of the most outspoken critics of Mayor Bill de Blasio is none other than former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, who served in that position during the 9/11 attacks and became an...

Dough ½ cup butter or margarine 1 cup milk (or non-dairy substitute) ½ cup sugar 1 package active dry yeast 4½-4¾ cups flour, divided 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 teaspoons salt Filling ¾ cup margarine ¾ cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons cinnamon 1. Melt butter or...

Within minutes of Joe Biden’s announcement of California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate, a group called the Republican Jewish Coalition released a statement. It asserted that Senator Harris, among other alleged accusations, “does...