Invisible Weapons // Is the US ready for the next war?
There is a saying that America’s generals are always preparing to fight the last war.
Pity.
The history of American body counts suggests that our opponents...
A Military Raid to Save Sifrei Torah // Rabbi Yitzchak Bleichbard, a rabbi with...
It was a horrific sight, even for the most jaded of mispallelim.
Early risers arriving at the Tiferes Shimon shul on Rechov Rabbi Akiva in...
Chain of heartache // My sister’s tragic life
When I was growing up, Williamsburg wasn’t the way it is today. These days it’s a bustling neighborhood populated by tens of thousands of...
Lime Custard Tart
The combination of the sharp lime and creamy avocado make an incredible dessert. If you’re monitoring your sugar, the avocado has healthy fat for...
A Mother’s Nachas // It was the only thing that gave meaning to...
“So how are my adorable grandchildren?” Esther Raizel, my coworker, asked me one morning. “Do you get to see them?”
“They’re doing great!” I replied,...
Killing the Goose That Laid the Golden Egg // Has New York State effectively...
On June 14, the New York State legislature passed the Housing Stability and Tenant Protections Act of 2019, which made a long list of...
On Call // A new organization named JOWMA is exactly what the doctor...
When Dr. Mimi Knoll and I enter Eliana Fine Feld’s house in West Hempstead on an ordinary Tuesday night, I immediately do a double-take....
Wat About the Wife who suffers alone?
She hears the soft tread of footsteps nearby, padding down the building’s thickly carpeted corridor, and wonders, almost ironically, if by some slim chance...
Roasted Veggie Salad with Tahini-Yogurt dressing
This delicious and light dish is filled with Mediterranean flavors. Besides the nutritious vegetables, this salad is dressed with a great tahini cream, which...
Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Rebbetzin Chaya Sara Kramer
Even before Holy Woman, my biography of Rebbetzin Chaya Sara Kramer, was published in May, 2006, a year after her passing, strange things started...
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A Slip of a Knife // Mashgiach Yossi Goldstein was hard...
“Don’t call my wife yet,” Yossi told his boss at the meat processing plant where he was employed.
Meat was Yossi’s specialty, having worked in...
