The following is the once-a-year dialogue in the Horowitz household: Me: Can you go through all of your hanging clothes and throw out whichever ones you don’t need? I want to clean your closet for...

‘‘Who wants to climb Masada?” The tone was rhetorical but I stared at the looming mountain and thought, well this is easy stuff. It didn’t matter that I was an 18-year-old yeshivah bachur who...

You can prepare a larger icebox cake using large round shmurah matzos or machine matzah. You’ll need additional mousse, depending on the number of layers and the size of the matzah. 21 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped 1...

Once you learn how to prepare a refreshing granita, you can prepare granitas of any flavor. Try mango, watermelon, or even grape. 1 cup water 1 cup sugar 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice about 1 pound strawberries (3 cups) fresh...

This is a light and refreshing dessert to have in the fridge and enjoy after a dairy meal. A compote made of peaches, nectarines, or plums instead of blueberries would also pair well with...

“Yellow Protest Badges Spark Outrage”; “Outremont Residents Criticized for Yellow Pins Evoking Holocaust”; “Outrage As Yellow Badges Worn to Protest Jewish Use of School Buses in Montreal.” Those are but a sampling of the...

The period between Purim and Pesach is a time when we think about getting ready for Yom Tov, but it’s also an opportune time to think about an old scourge: anti-Semitism. Purim is all...

This past Sukkos, my family and I had the opportunity to spend Yom Tov in Eretz Yisrael—always a special experience, but this time, there was one very memorable highlight. It was Monday morning, Chol Hamoed,...

In a carefully worded speech delivered on May 21, 2017 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, President Donald Trump appealed to a room filled with dozens of Muslim leaders, as well as a worldwide audience of...

“Do you know what our problem is, ladies? We are always trying to lose weight. We won’t be satisfied until we are back to our original weight…3.6 kilo.” Henya Shochat delivers her punchline—one of many...