Focaccia Dinners // The Meat Eater

Serves: 2 Ingredients 1 recipe focaccia dough (see recipe on page 18) 1 kilo asado (short ribs), bone in 2 tablespoons plus 4 teaspoons olive oil, divided 1 tablespoon coarse salt 1 tablespoon coarsely ground black    pepper 4 sprigs fresh...

An Emissary of Gedolei Yisrael // A conversation with Rabbi Yitzchok Goldknopf

After spending a considerable amount of time a few weeks ago in the Jerusalem office of Rabbi Yitzchok Goldknopf, the recent announcement that he was appointed to replace Rabbi Yaakov Litzman as chairman of...

CAN YOU BRING A GUN ON THE SUBWAY NOW?

On any list of the most hot-button topics in American life these days, the question of gun control will be toward the top. One of the core arguments that the partisans on both sides...

Business Journal // Putting Family First

Today, Rosh Chodesh Tamuz, is my father’s fifth yahrtzeit. My father, Rabbi Meir Zlotowitz, z”l, had the single greatest impact on my life, career and hashkafah—not to mention his impact on the world. Instead...

Gentlemen’s Agreement // The bipartisan-forged gun law is laudable, if imperfect

There was much jubilation earlier this month when a bipartisan group of senators—including enough Republicans to give the proposal sufficient support to overcome the Senate filibuster—unveiled an agreement in principle to forge new federal...

Forged by the Fire in their Parents’ Hearts // Preserving Yiddishkeit was imprinted in...

The walls of Malka Lebovitz’s home are decorated with needlepoint canvases—rich, vibrant tapestries depicting all kinds of scenes and subjects. Sitting in her tidy Brooklyn apartment, the image of a little girl scrubbing millstones...

Can the Biden Presidency Be Saved? // A conversation with political commentator and former...

If you’ve been looking for the perfect metaphor for the Biden presidency so far, President Joe Biden gave one over the weekend. Biking near his beach home in Delaware, he stopped to greet supporters—and...

Jalapeño Popper Sandwich

Serves: 2 Ingredients Jerk Chicken: 4 jalapeños, halved and seeds removed 3 oz. whipped cream cheese 3 scallions, minced 4 slices rye or white bread 4 slices cheddar cheese 2 tablespoons butter Turn on the oven broiler and place a rack no more...

Creating a Path for Businesses // Alex Judd explains how he coaches company leaders...

In the span of a few days, I received several messages about Alex Judd and his company Path for Growth. Alex is a business coach based in Phoenix, Arizona, and he and his team...

These Three Words Differentiate the Most Successful People

I got married at 20 years old, while I was still learning. I knew I wasn’t going to stay in kollel long term, so my father helped me maximize my time there by arranging...