What’s in a Name? // Wasn’t our baby’s name our decision?
Twenty minutes after I had given birth, my mother was already in the delivery room with a hot soup and freshly baked buns.
“You look like you went through trauma,” my mother said as she...
Igniting the flame // Chaim Rabinowitz tells the inside story of the...
Let’s start from the beginning, with some background for our readers.
Of course. My name is Chaim Rabinowitz and I serve as the bureau chief for the deputy speaker of the Knesset and for the...
Oops…Sometimes a Simchah doesn’t go so smoothly
A white kallah gown is something you only wear once in your life (you’re right, besides for when you’re three and it’s finally Purim), so here are tips on how to keep it white...
Torah at the Ballpark // O.U. President Moishe Bane discusses the second annual ...
Where would you expect to see a couple of thousand Jews studying Torah all day? Maybe a beis midrash or yeshivah or shul. But this past Sunday, it was Citi Field, the stadium in...
The Life and Music of Yonatan Razel // A stimulating visit with the ...
This past December, New York-born Israeli musician Yonatan Razel was vilified and condemned on the Internet and social media as few other Orthodox singers have ever been. After being photographed with duct tape plastered...
A Wall of Water // Deadly Floods in Israel
“I just can’t believe it… What wouldn’t I do for your happiness? I can’t leave you.
You will be engraved on my heart forever.”
Those were the heartrending words of the father of Yael Sadan, one...
48 Hour Wedding
“You put so much work into a wedding. All that time, all the money, it’s a big production. And then it feels like it’s over in five minutes, and you don’t even get to...
Halva Truffles & White Chocolate Cheese Blintzes
Blintz Leaves
3 eggs
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup water
1 cup milk
3 tablespoons oil
1½ cups flour
Cheese Filling
18 ounces (2¼ packages) cream cheese
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup halva spread
zest of ½ lemon
12 chocolate truffles
Topping
white chocolate
good-quality dark chocolate, melted
chopped nuts
...
Spanakopita Cigars
Prep in Advance: Assemble and freeze (you can even bake them in advance if easier).
Freeze: Yes. These freeze beautifully. Keep them well wrapped.
To Serve: Do not defrost. Just heat them up uncovered on a...
Mini Milk Chocolate Topped Cheesecakes
A mini, personal cheesecake is always going to be cuter than a slice of cheesecake. And all you have to do to create these mini cheesecakes is divide the batter between baking cups instead...





















