Spinach Napoleon

Classic Napoleon dessert is layered with creamy custard and can only be termed “light” because the dough is delicate. This stunning dish uses the...

The Missing Son // A visit to the eye doctor uncovers a long-lost ...

Boruch Yida Ganz, a middle-aged Satmar Chasid from Williamsburg Roughly 120 years after the petirah of my elter-zeide, Dayan Rav Mordechai Rothstein of Holmein, I...

A New Semichah for Mohalim // Rabbanim respond to a growing issue

Recently, rabbanim in the New York area have noted a halachic issue: A growing number of young mohalim have been failing to do a...

Guide for the Perplexed // A new book on parenting combines exhaustive scientific...

Like all new moms, Emily Oster wanted to give her newborn daughter the best possible start in life, but it didn’t take long before...

Knesset Consequences Continue // Gabbay calls it quits; Lieberman is in trouble

Among the many recent news updates, polling results and dramatic declarations in Israeli politics this past week, it was impossible to miss two significant...

When Kin Don’t Care Enough // We wanted him to live—but his sister put...

Our street is very close-knit and we all look out for each other—which was particularly beneficial for one elderly neighbor who lived alone and...

From Neo-Nazism to Israel // The mesmerizing life journey of Yonatan Lutz Langer

The renowned German poet, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, once said, “Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power...

Hezbollah’s Hardly Broke // The terror group has no money worries, thanks to the...

Sanctions have not stopped Hezbollah at all. The DEA has strong evidence that the group has only gotten richer from drug sales, but no...

Give and Take

Last year, Beverley Benia-Herzig traveled to Poland for a tour of Jewish heritage sites and came home inspired. Learning about the communities that had...

Berry Banana Smoothie

This smoothie is so easy to make—no peeling or chopping required—and super refreshing. For additional pizazz serve topped with granola. 1 ripe banana, cut into...