My story starts with an ordinary sore throat. Assuming it was strep, I went to the doctor to have my throat swabbed for a culture. The results were back in a few minutes. “Negative,”...

16 ounces chopped romaine lettuce 2 scallions, chopped Seeds of ½ pomegranate 1 mango, cubed ½ cup strawberries, sliced ½ cup diced kiwi or green apples ½ cup candied pecans Dressing 1 cup mayonnaise ½ cup sugar ¼ cup vinegar 1 (16-ounce) bottle  raspberry-walnut vinaigrette ...

4 (2-inch-thick) filets mignons, tied (10 to 12 ounces each) 2 tablespoons canola oil 1½ tablespoons kosher salt 2 teaspoons coarsely cracked black pepper Mushrooms 2 tablespoons margarine 1 tablespoon olive oil ½ cup minced shallots (2 large shallots) 12 ounces cremini...

As the event wound down, I began to see throngs of people pouring out of the venue. Thousands upon thousands of Saudis were making their way into the parking lots and waiting buses that...

From the Corps’ Core: When They Go High, We Furlough “They’ve ordered us to keep all the other lights off, as a cost-saving measure while the government remains shut down,” the straight-faced Secret Service agent...

It has been said that history may not exactly repeat itself, but it does seem to plagiarize from the past. As I write this, a large percentage of the frum world is involved in Maseches...

The loud thumping sounds coming from daughter’s bedroom on the second floor made me wonder what was going on. It was Sunday morning, and my six-year-old daughter Rikki had invited her classmate over for...

Antwerp, Belgium, November 2018 At 8:00 a.m. on a cold, dark and dreary morning my doorbell rang. I answered the door and was surprised to see two police officers and a civilian standing on the...

Professionals usually caution journalists: Report the story, don’t become part of it. Journalists have a responsibility to gather news objectively and report the facts, while being diligent not to blur the lines between being...