A Land Off Limits // Shloime Zionce Visits Saudi Arabia

Thursday, December 13, 2018, 4:24 PM There are certain words that can be spoken anywhere, and there are words that should never be spoken anywhere. Then there are words that may be said but shouldn’t...

Nurturing Our Nurses // Who helps those who help the sick?

NURSING THEIR NEEDS Being a nurse is draining. They deal with devastating diagnoses, denials, and, sadly, death, and there’s only so much a human being can handle. But until recently, being a frum nurse was...

Kavod HaTorah on the Highest Level // Preparations underway for 2020 Dirshu Siyum Hashas...

Although it’s still over a year away, preparations are already in full swing for a massive Siyum Hashas to be hosted by Dirshu in several locations around the world next year. While Eretz Yisrael...

Citrus Custard Tart

I think that if I had to vote on my favorite pie, it would be a lemon meringue. I love the sweet yet tart flavor and creamy curd consistency. And though I love that...

In the Blink of an Eye // A harmless costume accessory turned out to...

Please drop what you’re doing and daven for Mendy, the message I got from my aunt read. Mendel ben Chana. Daven that he doesn’t lose his eye. Mendy was her son’s—my cousin’s—nine-year-old boy, and he...

Lamb Riblettes

about 2 pounds riblettes (look for thicker ones) olive oil, for drizzling kosher salt, for sprinkling black pepper, for sprinkling 3 garlic cloves, crushed 1-2 frozen chili cubes (depending on how much heat you like) Preheat oven to broil....

Washington Insider with Brian Bennett, Senior White House Correspondent for TIME

Included among those who knew about the trip in advance was a 13-member press travel pool, selected by a personal and secret invite. Brian Bennett, senior White House correspondent for TIME Magazine, was one...

Expelled! // Would a little sensitivity have hurt?

It was a very trying time in my life. I’d been expecting a difficult phone call all day long; we knew that my dear grandmother didn’t have much longer to live. Each time the...

A Sadat Gold Medal in Sight // A multiyear effort bears fruit

Three years of work paid off this past month when President Trump signed legislation granting a Congressional Gold Medal to the late Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, who made peace with Israel in 1979 and...

A Sign upon Your Arm // There were many lessons to be learned after...

My story begins on May 30, 2018, on what was supposed to be a very ordinary evening. I’d been invited to a chasunah in Williamsburg. Oddly enough, I managed to find a parking spot...