Coffee Break with Eli Stefansky
In a few weeks’ time, Ami and I will celebrate a special milestone: the 300th Lunchbreak column.
Lunchbreak was started with several goals in mind. A revolutionary business column in the Jewish world, it has...
Hiking in Vermont // A fun trip turns into a nightmare
Moishy was just eight when he was diagnosed with type I or juvenile diabetes. Our little trooper took it all in stride—the fluctuations in his blood sugar, the insulin shots and multiple daily pricks—with...
Full Circle // My chasan had no idea we were so poor
My father is an honorable man, a brilliant Torah scholar and a respected member of the community. Growing up, our happy and content home made up for the luxuries my siblings and I didn’t...
Istanbul Has Spoken // Is Turkey’s Islamist government headed for its final fall?
Sometimes it is difficult to recognize that a seminal event in history has taken place. I predict the recent mayoral election in Istanbul will stand as the high-water mark of the Islamist insurgency. From...
Grilled watermelon and feta salad
For the grill
10-12 small triangles of seedless watermelon
2 lemons, sliced in rounds
For the feta dressing
1 cup of feta cheese
2 teaspoons dried mint (can use 1-2 fresh leaves)
3 tablespoons olive oil
Pulp of 3 lemon...
Another Son of Hamas Defects
There is nothing more sensational than when a senior member of Hamas—or one of his sons—defects and turns to Israeli media to expose that terrorist organization’s corruption and abuse of its own people. So...
Sweet and Salty Potato Chip Pretzel Cookies
If you’ve long been a fan of salt-topped cookies, you may want to try your hand at these potato chip pretzel cookies. These cookies are soft, chewy and sweet, but also crunchy, crispy and...
Green with Envy // Are bungalow colonies fertile breeding grounds for jealousy?
When we finally finished putting all our earthly possessions into the moving truck and buckled our kids into the minivan, I could have wept with joy. We were off to the mountains! Ten weeks...
“We Want to Belong!” // Longstanding grievances come to a head when an Ethiopian...
On the night of June 30, in the sleepy little town of Kiryat Chaim near Haifa, things weren’t so sleepy. An off-duty police officer, enjoying the evening in a local park with his wife...





















