Alabama Wings with White BBQ Sauce

I like my chicken wings only two ways—grilled or fried. This is one of my favorite recipes. The baking powder gives the skin a crunchy texture, and the sauce is not your typical BBQ...

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....

Mini Almond Pear Galettes Recipes

These individual almond pear galettes make a beautiful Tu B’Shvat dessert or side dish. This recipe does have multiple steps, but they’re all pretty simple. Conveniently, the crust and the almond filling can both...

Saving Lives by Navigating the System

One morning, a resident of Bnei Brak, woke up and didn’t feel very well. She had a minor stomach ache and some indigestion, but then the pain started to get stronger rather than fading...

Who Is Poisoning U.S. Diplomats? // A mysterious ailment is striking American embassy workers...

Ever heard of diplomats’ disease? It started in the US Embassy in Cuba and has reappeared in a US consulate in China. No coincidence. Same symptoms—really rare symptoms. American diplomats (and their wives and...

Contagion; Parshat Korach

As a public speaker, I’m often asked to speak to Jewish women who play active roles in their communities and who have dedicated their lives to spreading the joy and beauty of Yiddishkeit. Last...

Quicken Loans Signs Heter Iska // Biggest Heter Iska ever By A Financial Institution

Quicken Loans is currently the largest overall retail lender in the US, as well as the biggest online retail mortgage lender. Known for its reasonable rates and simple loan process, it is used by...

Secret Sessions // My student was clearly suffering; I had to help her. But...

It didn’t take long for me to notice that my student Shifra needed help. She sat in the very last row of seats, slouched over, and avoided eye contact. She didn’t speak unless spoken...

“If You Make Those Who Are Mine Happy, I Will Gladden Those Who Are...

My guest is soft-spoken and unassuming, and like many other people in the public arena, grossly misunderstood. Our current President likes to call inaccurate narratives “fake news,” but they’re more about misconceptions. We tend...

Hear Ye, Hear Ye // Will our child remain deaf?

This is the story of my son and the hearing disorder with which he was born. Although the challenge was relatively minor in the grand scheme of things, the path we traveled was difficult,...