One Sunday morning, Yaakov Nourollah returned to his car and found it ransacked. Anything of value he had left inside was gone—including his tefillin. Extremely upset, he set about commissioning a new set as...

I like this roast because it is not as pricey as a rib eye roast but still has that “wow” factor when served, and it is just as succulently soft and buttery in flavor. 1...

Dough 1⅓ cups all-purpose gluten-free flour 2 tablespoons sugar ¼ teaspoon cornstarch ½ teaspoon guar gum ½ teaspoon salt 4 ounces cold butter 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 large egg Cheese Filling 1 (8-ounce) package brick-style cream cheese ½ cup sugar 1 large...

2 tablespoons olive oil 2 medium onions, diced 12 celery ribs, diced 2 garlic cloves, diced 2 tablespoons flour ¼ cup fresh dill leaves 6 cups water 1½ pounds flanken on the bone 1 teaspoon kosher salt ¼ teaspoon white pepper Heat oil...

A group of rabbis and representatives of Jewish organizations headed to Tunisia last week to meet with the local Jewish community and with government officials. Invited by the Tunisian government, the group included members...

In the city of Tirupati on top of a hill sits the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, one of the pilgrimage sites for Hindus. Early in the morning, pilgrims begin climbing the steep hill on which...

Ela Verzub and I initially connect via email. She sends me her phone number and we schedule an interview. We are seven time zones apart and we plan to speak during her night, my...

Around the year 1630, Rav Pinchas Hariri of Baghdad wrote to Mosul, Kurdistan, asking that they send a rabbinical authority to Baghdad. The letter was addressed to the director of the Mosul yeshivah. She...

From My Vantage Point “When is your flight scheduled to leave?” the gentleman sitting on the barstool opposite me asks. “Saturday night,” I tell him, “3:45 in the morning.” He looks down and shakes his head. I...

If you were living in Europe in 1870 and you had a halachic question, which rav would you have sent the question to? You might have chosen Rav Yaakov Ettlinger, the rav of the...