The combination of cheese and caramel is always a winner… For the crust: 2 cups crushed graham crackers, ice cream cones, or crushed wafer rolls ¼ cup (½ stick) melted butter 5 tablespoons sugar For the cheesecake: 2 cups heavy...

A new study suggests that “reverse transcriptase inhibitors,” used in the treatment of HIV can be repurposed for Alzheimer’s patients. A Q&A with neuro-scientist Dr. Jerold Chun, senior author of a groundbreaking recently published...

“Can you please put the suitcases in the attic?” I asked my husband as I removed the last article of clothing from the valise I was emptying and zipped it shut. Going away for...

According to the Tashbetz—Rabbeinu Shimon ben Tzemach Duran (1361-1444)—an angel taught one of Noach’s sons all about healing and relayed to him various recipes for medications. Noach and his sons recorded everything in a...

Many years ago I heard a speech at an RCCS luncheon given by Rebbetzin Zahava Braunstein, who, unbeknownst to her audience, was undergoing cancer treatment. “Being hospitalized,” she said, “is like entering a new...

For anyone who enjoys the company of a smart person, being in the presence of Professor Avraham Steinberg is a singular experience, since they don’t come much smarter or with more credentials than him....

“Meet me by the stack of cartons behind the women’s section of the Kosel,” Tehillah Lieberman tells me. “They’re full of bones.” Tehillah Lieberman is a young frum mother of four, and an experienced archaeologist....

For the chocolate cake and halva: 4 eggs ½ cup oil ⅓ cup quality halva, crumbled ¾ cup sour cream or seltzer ½ cup milk or soy milk 1 cup sugar 3 tablespoons honey Pinch of salt ½ cup quality cocoa powder 5.3 oz...

“So how were the cupcakes?” I finally asked after a week of uncharacteristic silence. “Did Dina enjoy them? How about the card?” It might have been tacky, but I was desperate to hear some kind...

My Parkinson’s diagnosis came about in a funny way. After I stopped teaching around 14 years ago, I started fundraising for Rav Nosson Stein’s yeshivah in Lakewood. In 2009 I went to Detroit to...