Of Groceries and Men // After I got married, all of my teenage judgmentalism...
With a flourish, my husband sets the shopping bag on the table and extracts a box of rugelach. “You can’t say that I’m stingy....
Not All Cartoons Are Funny // A conversation with Kobby Barda, the man...
On Pesach, The New York Times published an anti-Semitic cartoon in its international edition. The distasteful image depicted a blind US President Donald Trump...
Just to Breathe // The top otolaryngologist in Cincinnati said the cartilage in...
It had been a rough winter for Perele, my fourth child and only daughter. She was just 11 months old, but she had already...
Israel Under Attack From Gaza
A Deadly Rain of Missiles
Why did the Palestinians start another murderous conflict now?
About 700 missiles streaked over the border from Gaza into Israel in...
Fitting In // A conversation with Rebbetzin Ruthi Lynn about the many challenges faced...
Being a baal teshuvah isn’t easy, as author Jenny Serle explains in her new book Balanced Teshuvah:
“As baalei teshuvah exit the safe cocoon of...
The Court Has Spoken // Attorney Avi Schick explains the decision
Q: On Wednesday, April 17, Justice Christina Ryba granted your petition and struck down the new curriculum guidelines for private schools that the New...
For Family’s Sake //They were falling apart, and we were so far away
From the very first, a week after sheva brachos, when we lugged our suitcases off the Nesher and maneuvered them up four flights of...
Perfectly Fine // It was extremely tempting to share my burden
My marriage was challenging from the start. After a glorious engagement filled with contentment and anticipation, I landed with a painful bump when I...
Grilled Chicken Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
Just looking at this refreshing green salad is a detox for the eyes. Listen to some soothing music as you prepare it, and then...
A Conversation with Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein
On Monday I had the great privilege of speaking with Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, the Chabad shliach to Poway, California, as well as with his...
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The City that Refused to Fade
How healthy is the European shtetl?
Our ongoing series “The Health of the American Shtetl” has looked at the state that smaller American Jewish communities...
