BACKGROUND: Ten years ago, Moshe Friedman was learning in Kollel Chazon Ish in Bnei Brak, with little knowledge of the inner workings of a computer. Today, he helps other chareidim who have entered the...

Three thousand years ago, Avraham Avinu opened his tent to travelers in the desert, inviting them in for a cold drink and a hot meal while taking the opportunity to teach them about the...

At the far western end of Brooklyn’s famous Coney Island lies a little-known, gated community known as Sea Gate. Surrounded on three sides by water and with its own private beaches, it is surprisingly...

1 zucchini, sliced 1 yellow pepper, cut into strips 1 red pepper, cut into strips 1 pint Baby Bella mushrooms, sliced 1 red onion, sliced 3 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1 garlic clove, crushed Salt and pepper to taste Juice...

Naan is the traditional bread of Afghani Jewry. Not only is this bread eaten before and after Tishah B’Av, it’s a Sabbath bread as well. Don’t expect a big fluffy loaf. This is a...

Me? A health nut? You gotta be kidding. I was the kind of kid who could never get enough Chew Chews (remember those hard squares that came in brick packs?), consumed Bissli by the carton, and...

There are many claims as to who invented Caesar salad. Caesar Cardini was born near Lago Maggiore, Italy, in 1896. He and his brother Alex immigrated to the US after World War I. The...

Over the years, Donald Trump has selected quite a handful of colorful attorneys for the role of personal counsel. Two of them still serve him. In some popular works of fiction, the Mafia’s really dirty...

There are few people who have more to say about Jewish music than the legendary chasidic singer and songwriter Mordechai Ben David. Unfortunately, though, he is a very reluctant interviewee, having “gotten burned in...

“Are you looking for something?” I had driven part of the way up Peachtree Road, which snakes up a hill on the western edge of New City, New York, and I’d pulled off into a...