Simple, easy-to-make, delicious dessert. Best served warm. ½ cup all-purpose flour ¼ cup sugar 3 tablespoons brown sugar 1 cup coarsely chopped gingersnap cookies ⅛ teaspoon ground ginger 3 tablespoons oil Filling 6 large apples, peeled, halved, cored, and sliced into ¼-inch-thick slices 1...

Please tell me about the event that’s taking place this week in Mexico, with the gathering of roshei yeshivos and rabbanim from around the world. The event is meant to strengthen Yiddishkeit in Mexico, and...

There are plenty of beautiful megillahs that you’ll see on Purim, some illustrated, some with clear large letters, some laid out strikingly on the page. But in one beis midrash in Eretz Yisrael, you...

On the night of Purim, when the baal keriah joyfully reads the Megillah that relates the ancient story of the Persian ruler who reigned from Hodu to Kush, Shimon Efraim’s heart trembles. When it...

You know that old song that starts off with the line about how great Purim is for men and children? Yeah, you know the one, with Moshe Yess singing from the point-of-view of a...

The young Pinchas Rosenbaum had an array of disguises. He could appear as a German SS officer, a soldier in the Hungarian Arrow Cross or a member of the elite Hungarian Levente. These guises...

Choose someone to read this Megillah who can read with much more speed. You have to be a speedy reader ‘cuz there’s so so much to read. There are so many things that you’ll learn about, but...

While doing research for our Purim magazine I came across a fascinating article by Farideh Goldin. Raised in the ancient city of Shiraz, today Farideh lives in the United States and is the author...

Behind my mask of total incompetence,” I tell the lady who is helping me get my baby onto the Bituach Leumi national insurance—when it turns out that I need the kind of assistance usually...

This recipe is a “healthier” version of my pretty famous eggplant Parmesan spaghetti. I use parsnips instead of potatoes because I like their tangy bite, but feel free to use regular potatoes or any...