Pesach Cheesecake
The best recipes make the rounds of friends and neighbors...and this one came to my sister Suri from her great friend Etty J. Etty says that she begins the Pesach baking process by preparing...
Pesach Brownie
On any given Shabbos, you can pop into my sister Leah’s home and find her island laid out with goodies that have just come out of her oven. Leah is known for her delicious...
Burnt Caramel Pots de CrÈme
4 cups heavy cream or nondairy creamer
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup sugar
¼ cup water
6 egg yolks, at room temperature
whipped cream, for garnish
confectioner’s sugar, for garnish
Preheat oven to 300°F.
In a small saucepan, add sugar and...
The ExPress Sec // For some it was refreshing. Others saw it as a...
It was the next-to-last day for Sean Spicer in his role as press secretary when I spied him a bit farther down the hall, slipping into his West Wing office. He seemed rather tense,...
When FDR Welcomed the Nazis
Americans remember Franklin D. Roosevelt as the president who led our country in the war against Nazi Germany. But stunning new research by Prof. Stephen Norwood, of the University of Oklahoma, reveals a disturbing...
Saving Jews from the Prohibition of Ribbis
At the urging of leading gedolei Yisrael, a campaign has begun this year in Eretz Yisrael to have everyone sign a heter iska when they come to sell their chametz to their rav before...
Silence Isn’t Always Golden // A Swiss Experience
A day before my husband and I were due to fly to Zurich, I happened to read that Zurich is rated the quietest city in the world. Zurich was not my final destination—from there...
The Vizhnitzer Rebbe, zt”l – Rav Mordechai Hager
Klal Yisrael was plunged into mourning with the passing of the Vizhnitzer Rebbe of Monsey, Rav Mordechai Hager, zt”l. The Rebbe was revered and respected by all as the Zekan Ha’Admorim, and leaves behind...
A Lady in the Navy
A BIG DECISION
Laurie’s story has a happily-ever-after ending, but being in the US Navy is not for the fainthearted. What drew this nice soft-spoken Jewish girl in such an unconventional direction?
“Ironically, it was two...
Parkland Massacre // A Jewish Victim Remembered
Eighteen-year-old Meadow Pollack was one of the 17 students who were shot to death by a lone gunman on February 14, 2018 at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. It was...





















