My mother says that Joyce “cured” her. I didn’t know that having an open-door and open-heart policy is something that needs a cure or can ever be cured. However, our experience with Joyce did...

Why did the British keep serious intelligence secrets from all of their Western allies? The radical imams of London knew the answer; the British government promised the terrorists both secrecy and sanctuary in London...

I discovered Rabbi Marvin Tokayer almost by accident. With the Korean Peninsula so much in the news these days, I wondered if there was any Yiddishkeit in South Korea and came across a June...

Politicians. Odds are pretty good that in their previous lives they would have been employed in the professions of law, business or diplomacy. But comedians becoming politicians? Not as much. And then came 2008,...

Mr. Leib Kahn* leaned back with a sigh and stretched his aching muscles. He’d been on the telephone for hours trying to find a suitable destination for his next annual British self-catering holiday camp....

“Say cheese!” I smiled at my kids as I tried to get some good shots of them for posterity. Three mud-streaked, grinning faces gave me a half-glance and then went right back to their splashing....

Even the pickiest eaters at your table will think that this is potato soup. 3 tablespoons oil 1 large onion, diced 1 head of garlic (12 to 15 cloves), peeled 1 pound frozen cauliflower 3 large zucchini, peeled and...

When you select dishes to take on a picnic, they need to be able to withstand a modest amount of transport. This dish is also a great choice to take on a picnic because...

Shaindy Finer* and I have been working together in a retail store for the past 15 years. We’re good friends as well as coworkers, and we take care of each other. Whenever I need...

After my first child, Kevin, was born, the doctor told me that I shouldn’t have any more children. My first pregnancy had been so difficult he thought another pregnancy would kill me. But I...