For years, I shied away from eating beets. I wanted to like them for their beautiful color...but didn’t like the taste. That changed when my friend Sara L. moved into my building. She insisted I try her roasted beets,...

The Observation Post: Throwing the Book Unrestrained glee filled the collective countenance of much of the press corps as excerpts from Michael Wolff’s book Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House trickled out. A reactionary...

“Welcome!” I greeted my Aunt Miriam as I ushered her inside and enveloped her in a warm hug. “I’m so happy you agreed to come to us for Shabbos.” Aunt Miriam smiled. “Thanks for the...

It might be easier to list all the good reasons to cut our financial ties to Pakistan than to list the many, many bad reasons that brought about American financial involvement in Pakistan in...

Chava Nueumann’s* Mother The 18 months until our daughter Chava* was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease caused by high C-reactive proteins in her bloodstream felt like an eternity. We were devastated. Dr. Hubbard* might...

As the rosh yeshivah of the massive Ateres Shlomo network of Torah institutions, Rav Sholom Ber Sorotzkin shared a unique, personal bond with Maran Rav Aharon Leib Shteinman, zt”l. In fact, he was personally...

Congress has just passed a very important bill that you supported: the tax bill. Do you see a link between strengthening the economy through tax incentives and having a more secure world? The dependence of...

I found my phone on top of the washing machine, a tiny rectangle of white on white. I sent up a brief murmur of gratitude that I’d discovered it before it fell to the...

Mrs. Molly Resnick has produced documentaries on the Middle East, Jews, and Judaism. A veteran newswoman, she has worked for Israeli TV, PBS, NBC News, and other major media. She is the founder and...

Once you try fennel, you’ll discover that it’s something you either love...or don’t. 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar ½ teaspoon whole-grain mustard ¼ teaspoon salt ⅛ teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon honey 2 teaspoons orange juice ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil 2...