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...

It was 11 p.m. on a Thursday night. The guys were chilling, planning to pick up some cholent and kishke, the perfect outlet after an intense week of learning. “Coming, Chilik?” they asked. I shrugged,...

While the eyes of the world were focused on the threat of war emanating from the Far East, veteran Israeli press photographer, Moshe Shai, stood at the window of his Pyongyang hotel overlooking Kim...

Low-salt diets are gross. Look, they are, let’s not pretend otherwise. Sure, you came up with a recipe for chicken soup that you claim is so good, you “totally can’t tell it’s salt-free,” but...

Few things are more perfectly paired than vanilla beans and warm milk, but creamy coconut milk is a delicious companion for vanilla. This recipe is the antithesis of those freezer-burned fudge pops from the...

This soup is rich in color and very light and refreshing. Feel free to serve it as shooters in a mini version. You can also mix in cold heavy cream to achieve a two-tone...

If you have children, you probably have a wide selection of fidget spinners in your house, with models ranging from plastic to stainless steel, glow-in-the-dark and adorned with LED lights. This strangely addictive handheld...