Way Beyond My Expectations // The symptoms accompanying my first pregnancy were...
As soon as the plane landed in Ben Gurion I turned to my husband of six weeks and smiled. “I can’t believe we’re actually here,” I said. “Some dreams do come true!” Ever since...
Trust but Verify // Blind trust almost caused me to go bankrupt
I began my Amazon business as a yungerman, fresh out of kollel, flying by the seat of my pants. No training, no mentors, no cash. Nothing but a supply of confidence, an innate understanding...
Targeted by Missionaries // A new campaign has put the spotlight on attempts...
The video is a quick one, but it leaves you shocked. In front of a Christian congregation of hundreds, a person wades into a small pool, together with a minister.
“What is your name?” he...
Before They Disappear Forever //A conversation with a German photographer who documents vanishing Jewish...
In a small, remote town in Ukraine, on a low hill alongside a dusty road, stands a long-forgotten cemetery. No famous tzaddik is buried there; there is no ohel where Jews come to pray...
Deconstructed Pumpkin Pie
Crust
1 cup (2 sticks) margarine
1½ cups flour
½ cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon ginger
Pumpkin Custard
2 cups coconut milk, divided
4 egg yolks
1 cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
¼ teaspoon salt
15 ounces pumpkin purée
⅛ teaspoon pumpkin spice
1 teaspoon vanilla...
Cauliflower Popcorn in Sweet Gochujang Glaze
Sweet Gochujang Glaze
¼ cup Korean fermented red pepper paste (gochujang)
2 tablespoons Japanese apricot syrup or agave nectar
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon water
Batter and Cauliflower
½ cup potato starch
½ cup flour
¾ cup water
½ teaspoon salt
pinch...
Well- Played: Eye-opening Social Experiments // Stores that aren’t what they seem, invisible gorillas,...
Have you heard about Palessi? It’s only the trendiest new shoe store in town. Brand-new, filled with quiet elegance, avant-garde sculptures and minimalist glass shelves, the refined team of sales associates murmur, “Welcome to...
Olive Bread
This bread is seriously crazy good. It tastes like the artisanal bread loaves you pay big bucks for. And it’s so easy to make, you’ll wonder why you ever bought it.
3 cups flour
¾ teaspoon...
The missing peace // My family was denied to me
There was music in the background, soft but upbeat. Most of the food on the buffet was already gone. I refilled my plate with the last of the vegetables swimming in a puddle of...
The Hiding Place
In 1940, after allying with Nazi Germany, Hungary also passed anti-Jewish laws, one of which was that Jews were banned from owning a business.
In the town of Satmar, Isser Handler owned a thriving textile...





















