Digging for the Future

We’ve been waiting a long time for the arrival of the special vehicle that will take us to our next destination. According to the safety rules, the vehicle must be solar-powered, as gasoline could...

Meaning in Mourning // Its in your soul

Artie and Bob were best friends. They grew up in the same neighborhood and were Little League baseball buddies. They rode bicycles over deserted train tracks, came home late after the sun had set. Worried...

Marriage Matters: Your Secret Power

I understand your approach when helping women improve their marriage is to empower them. How is one empowered? When a woman owns her own happiness, she is in tune with her feelings and she knows...

The Child in Crisis

This is the story of Yehuda, a sweet little well-behaved boy who was the apple of his parents’ eye and gave them a lot of nachas—until an undetected infection wreaked havoc with his personality. It’s...

There’s No Place like Home – For Tourism

For the thousands of visitors who flock to Israel from around the world, a new tourist attraction is making its way to the top of the “must-see” list. Women and Tales in Jerusalem offers...

Chestnut Soup

6 tablespoons canola oil 5 potatoes, peeled and cubed 4 carrots, peeled and sliced 2 leeks, sliced 4 white onions, chopped 2 stalks celery, chopped 7 ounces (200g) vacuum-packed peeled chestnuts 3 tablespoons tomato paste 4 tablespoons honey ¼ cup brandy 1 teaspoon salt pinch...

Cinnamon Buns

Dough 1 tablespoon active dry yeast 1 cup warm water 1 cup plus 1 teaspoon sugar, divided 1 cup oil 2 eggs ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup orange juice 8 cups flour Filling ¾ cup sugar ¾ cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons cinnamonGlaze 1 cup confectioners’ sugar ¼...

Strawberry Smoothie

16 ounces frozen strawberries 1 cup orange juice 5 tablespoons powdered sugar 2 tablespoons vanilla pudding mix 2½ cups water Blend all ingredients until smooth. Yield: 8 small drinks Dipping the rim of each glass into lemon juice and then...

The Caretaker // I was always there for my father

I was my parents’ caretaker from an early age. It was obvious to me that they were suffering and needed a great deal of care. (So did I, but we won’t go into that...

Poland and the Holocaust // A Never-Ending Controversy?

The Book that started it all “One summer day in 1941, half of the Polish town of Jedwabne murdered the other half.” Those were the opening words of the book Neighbors, by Jan T. Gross,...