The room was light and airy and had a friendly feel to it. He looked approvingly at the polished wood floor, potted plants in the corners and soft, muted lighting. The walls were covered...

"So we decided to send Moishy to Eretz Yisrael,” my sister-in-law Frumi informed me over the phone. Oh, boy, I thought to myself. “That’s nice,” I said aloud. “We’ll be happy to host him.” Honestly, I wasn’t...

Americans were surprised when President Vladimir Putin of Russia engaged in a well-publicized bit of nuclear saber rattling. He announced that Russia had created a complete set of secret weapons capable of evading all...

What do you say to someone who saved your life? That’s what two yungeleit had to decide when they recently met with a Palestinian man who rescued them in the late summer of 2015 from...

Pesach is coming. (I am sure you appreciate my reminder.) For many women, pre-Yom Tov preparation produces enough stress to last until summer packing for the bungalows. (No stress there…) But it’s not only preparing...

This is a wonderful light salad, and an easy way to make a great maple dressing. Salad 1 large Granny Smith apple, sliced 1 red onion, sliced 1 cup sliced hearts of palm 6 cups baby spinach, cleaned and...

Shepherd’s pie is a classic English pie featuring cooked ground meat and creamy mashed potatoes. It’s a wonderful, easy dish that disappears quickly, so consider doubling the recipe. If serving on Shabbos, this warms...

This is a delicious quiche that can serve as a side dish for a fleishig meal in its pareve version, or as a deluxe dairy mishloach manos! Prepare it up to a month in...

This week, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu met with President Trump for the fifth time in the past year and became just the second world leader to visit the Trump White House more than once....

Ten months after I got married, I came in from Lakewood to Brooklyn to get together with my mother for lunch and tell her that I was getting a divorce. She wasn’t exactly surprised at...