For the past four years Rabbi Menachem Mallinger has been living in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by rugged mountains and steep valleys. He spends his days helping those whom society has given up...

Parkinson’s is a very isolating disease. Your world grows smaller and slower, while around you, the people you know and love are rushing, accomplishing, doing, at what seems like a dizzying pace. It’s hard...

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We all know the stories from the early 1900s, when people lost their jobs week after week because they refused to desecrate Shabbos. One might imagine that this is no longer an issue in...

Interacting with Miriam Ballin pulls you into a fast-paced experience. You cannot sit across from this embodiment of multitasking without feeling a quickening of your pulse, thanks to the incessant beeping of multiple phones...

My brother’s Shabbos bavarfen was supposed to be a joyful event. I never expected that it would also involve agonizing pain, a medical scare and a discreet cover-up to hide what was actually going...

Charleston, South Carolina, is a small Southern city renowned for its history, charm and beauty. Tourists flock here to see where the first shot of the Civil War was fired; they enjoy the city’s...

2½ cups white whole wheat flour 1¼ cups brown sugar 1 (15-ounce) can pure pumpkin puree ½ cup applesauce 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon cinnamon ¼ teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt 2 cups peeled...

An interesting email from the White House found its way into my inbox on the Friday before Purim. They were seeking confirmation that I was indeed planning to be taking off two weeks for...