Lemon Pepper Branzino
This fish is one of my favorites. It's light, mild, and almost buttery, and branzino is much less fatty than sea bass. I love...
Salad NiÇoise Tacos
One major kosher trend today is shredded beef tacos. You can order them in numerous restaurants and so many home cooks have been serving...
A Turning Point in the Battle for Chinuch? // A roundtable discussion about...
The fight against the yeshivos has reached a milestone.
For several years, a group intent on “reforming” education in New York yeshivos has been battering...
My Friend Mr. Erdogan // A Turkish Jew discusses his long relationship with the...
Outside the classroom overlooking the Bosporus the wind was howling and the rain was beating down against the window, but inside the room the...
The History of the World
For World History, Ancient and Modern, in 10th,and 11th grade respectively, I got Mr. Lewis. Mr. Lewis was a drolly humorous, laconic man whose...
Death by Chocolate Cookies
1 cup oil (canola, vegetable, or melted coconut)
¾ cup light brown sugar, packed
⅓ cup granulated sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1½ cups packed flour
⅓ cup cocoa powder
1...
Melodious Teshuvah // Confessions of a tone-deaf penitent
In general, I’m not one to associate the month of Elul and the High Holy Days, as they are often called in America, with...
A Starfish in the Supermarket // Making a difference, in miniature
Slouched behind the register was a skinny boy with swarthy skin and brown eyes. He couldn’t have been any older than 17 years old....
Here come the Bears! // More and more bears are being spotted closer to...
Two friends were hiking in a state park when they walked into a wooded area and heard a branch break overhead. As one recalled,...
Kugel or a Credit Card! // I didn’t have the type of relationship...
When I was a kid, whenever anyone mentioned going into business with a relative, my father would say, “Mit mechutanim est men kugel.” This...






















