“I have a mosquito bite,” my friend tells me late one night over the telephone. This common, rather picayune occurrence, which afflicts most of us ordinary mortals at diverse points during the spring and summer...

Mixed-Berry Acai Bowl 2 cups frozen mixed berries 1 packet frozen acai purée (such as Sambazon) 1 cup unsweetened almond milk 1-2 tablespoons agave nectar (or another liquid sweetener) Optional toppings: strawberries, blueberries, cherries and hemp seeds 1. Run acai purée...

Q: Were you surprised to be invited to the conference in Bahrain? A: No. The conference clearly related to Israel. Having this conference without Israeli media would have been quite strange. Israelis are allowed to...

There was a voice in my head telling me to get out of there and run. So I ran. I ran and ran like a possessed woman until I found myself at the beach....

“I don’t understand what you were thinking,” the principal scolded me, filled with righteous indignation. I stood mutely, next to my daughter, absorbing the brunt of her disdain. “How could you have moved to Lakewood without...

For over half a century as a rebbe and rosh yeshivah in Talmudical Academy of Adelphia, Camp Monk and Yeshivas Moreshes Yehoshua in Lakewood, Rav Dovid Trenk, zt”l, touched the neshamos of thousands of...

A few days ago, my good friend Avi Hager called me to share an incredible story of hashgachah pratis. “Two months ago,” he told me, “I booked plane tickets for a 9:15 p.m. flight from...

Being thrown into the icy waters of shidduchim was hard for me after the warmth and comfort of two years in seminary in Yerushalayim. I had always envied the madrichot as I stood on...

Herbes de Provence is a spice blend named after the Provence region in southeast France. It usually includes savory, marjoram, rosemary, thyme, oregano and lavender. It is often used in soups, stews, chicken and...

My esteemed guest today is the Chabad shliach in Minnesota and dean of the Bais Chana Institute of Jewish Studies Rabbi Manis Friedman, who is frequently described as a rabbi, author, social philosopher, public speaker,...