Q&A With Attorney Jeff Ifrah
The arrest on Monday morning of former Trump presidential campaign manager Paul Manafort and his associate Rick Gates on a series of charges roiled Washington, DC, but the wider implications, for the White House,...
Lights Out! // My Sister Would Understand… It Was An Emergency, Right?
That Friday night I was cuddled up on the couch, reading and enjoying the peace and quiet. After a whirlwind Yom Tov, I was glad to have a Shabbos to recharge my batteries. My...
The Accidental Talmudist
Salvador Litvak grew up in New City, New York, a deep-thinking child who grew into a spiritually-minded adult. Although he’d had a bar mitzvah, to him, Judaism was dry and dusty, with no application...
Sweet Potato, Mushroom, Cashew, and Cranberry Salad
Serve this cold as a salad or warm as a side dish. Whichever way you make it, you’ll be making it again and again.
5 tablespoons oil
1 large sweet potato, cubed
1 cup fresh small champignon mushrooms, halved
½ cup...
Grilled Trout with Walnuts and Maple Syrup
The toothpick tends to get discolored during baking. Try using a simple wooden toothpick for baking and replacing it with a decorative toothpick for serving.
4 large, skinless trout or sea bream fillets
½ cup walnuts, coarsely...
Badges Of Honor // Ami Visits North Korea Part Three
And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make ourselves a name.” (Bereishis 11:4)
That was Bavel, but it could also...
A Man Called Aryeh // An Righteous Gentile Mourns His Son
“My son, Youssef Othman, was murdered by a Palestinian terrorist a few weeks ago,” Aryeh Othman tells me in fluent Hebrew during my recent visit to pay my respects. “He was 25 years old....
Red Mercury Part 3 // The Search for the Perfect Weapon
When Mr. Rivlin asked me if I knew that Israel had the neutron bomb, I gave him a diplomatic answer, as I was trained to do—a polite but noncommittal response: “I do not know...
Beating Procrastination // Experts Explain the Psychological Reasons Why You Can’t Get Anything Done
For me, it’s Sunday afternoons when I feel it the most. The coming week’s work is due in a few hours, but I’m having a hard time sitting down and dealing with it. And...
Crash of the Hindenburg 2.0 // What it’s like for an Orthodox Jew to...
“Are you sure you want to do this?” the stern-faced officer asks, trying to make sense of the scene. “Yep,” I reply, “I’m positive.”
“You realize there’s no turning back,” he presses.
“Got it,” I assure...





















