Too Late to Say Goodbye // Too late to hear what she wanted to...
I was alone in the hospital room, several hours after giving birth to my third child. The birth had been incredibly difficult, and I...
Mourning the Skulener Rebbe, Rav Yisroel Avrohom Portugal, zt”l
Together with klal Yisrael we mourn the petirah of the Skulener Rebbe, Rav Yisroel Avrohom Portugal, zt”l, the great tzaddik and kadosh who was...
A Galaxy Away // My teacher’s wedding planted a seed
It was my first trip to Brooklyn. Wearing a plaid party dress that my grandmother had sewn by hand, I sat up straight with...
The Rav of the City of Torah // Remembering Rav Moshe Yehuda Leib Landau,...
Approximately one year ago, on an unusually hot Israeli summer day, a car entered a path leading into a settlement in the Beit Shemesh...
Things that Go Bump In the Night // A parent’s guide to...
Leah, a 55-year-old woman, still remembers a dream she had as a child in vivid detail.
“When I was ten years old, I dreamed that...
Israel vs. Hamas Q and A with Lt. Col. Yoni Chetboun
On Monday, a Gazan missile was shot into Israel, hitting a house in the town of Mishmeret and injuring seven people, including two children...
Saving Moishy // She would do anything to spring her beloved grandson from a...
Moishy, my next to youngest child, was on a flight from Israel, with a four-hour stopover in Istanbul. He’d just completed the zman and...
CAIR and Betrayal in the FBI // How the Muslim Brotherhood got an American...
The young FBI agent was obviously distressed as he sat in my law office. Even his FBI-style-approved suit was wrinkled. “I love the FBI....
Sous-Vide Crispy Fried Chicken + Ranch Dip
Everybody loves a good piece of fried chicken, right? But standing over a hot frying pan to get exactly the results you want can...
Mother Knows Best // How could I let my son marry this girl?
Sitting in the armchair next to mine, my husband ran his fingers under the words in his open gemara. How can he concentrate on...
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Salmon Quiche With Asparagus And Shallots
When we first began serving quiches, Chef Konditor was crazy about his masterpieces, but some people said, “They’re too European, not for the Yankee...
