Charmers and Their Snakes // Louis Farrakhan’s perniciousness continues to warp minds

When an entertainer and a basketball star—the former with a history of mental health issues and the latter someone unconvinced that the planet is round—shared anti-Semitic black nationalist sentiments last year with their fans,...

Reaching out to my Sister // A reader asks about a...

The “Turning Point” column in your Chanukah edition entitled “The End of the Silence” was sad but also inspiring. It was sad in that the siblings had suffered for 12 years without any contact,...

One-Pan Moroccan Salmon

Serves 4 5 tablespoons + 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided 2 heads of garlic, peeled 1 tablespoon sweet Moroccan paprika 2 teaspoons salt ½ teaspoon turmeric 1 vine of cherry tomatoes, on the vine (about 10 tomatoes) 1 red bell pepper,...

Wafer Roll Tiramisu

16 oz. whipped topping 1½ cups confectioners’ sugar 16 oz. Toffutti cream cheese 1½ teaspoons vanilla sugar ¼ cup + 1½ tablespoons coffee liqueur 1½ tablespoons coffee dissolved in ¾ cup water Beat the whipped topping until stiff and add...

Your Day, On AI // How ChatGPT might lead—and mislead—you through your workday

Write a limerick to introduce a news article about all the things people can do with ChatGPT in their personal and business lives. There once was a chatbot named ChatGPT With an AI so advanced, you’d...

Halachah in Our Hands // A special gathering to celebrate Dirshu’s publication of...

Last week, a special gathering took place in the home of Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein to mark a special occasion: the publication of Dirshu’s edition of the Shulchan Aruch. At the start of the gathering,...

Tacotashen

Yield: 20–25   Guacamole: 2 avocados 1 small red onion, finely chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tomato, chopped Juice of 1 lime Salt, to taste Pepper, to taste Tacotashen: 2 teaspoons oil 1 lb. ground beef ½ cup tomato sauce or water 1 teaspoon chili powder ½ teaspoon...

Napoleon Hamantashen

Yield: 10   3 (10-pack) packages flaky dough/puff pastry squares 2 (16-oz.) containers whip topping, defrosted if frozen 3 (3.5-oz.) packages instant vanilla pudding mix 2 (8-oz.) containers vanilla custard 2 (3.5-oz.) dark chocolate bars, melted 2 (3.5-oz.) white chocolate bars,...

Catherine Perez- Shakdam Infiltrated the Iranian Regime and Met the Ayatollah // One...

Imagine being allowed into the confidences of some of the most powerful anti-Semites in the world—while they had no inkling that you were Jewish and were interested in finding out their views on Jews....

Growing from History // The granddaughter of Holocaust survivors and Nazi collaborators became...

It’s hard to hear about Vered Ben Saadon’s life and not be impressed. The co-owner and co-founder of Tura Winery in Rechelim, Israel, Vered lives in the rolling hills of Shomron, owns a vineyard,...