The Loan // My sister was clearly in the wrong, but I still...
Iwas born into a small family. My parents, both Holocaust survivors, met each other and were married in a DP camp shortly after the...
Women to Know: Rivka Goldblatt
A genealogist in her 20s sounds like an oxymoron. After all, doesn’t the word evoke a white-bearded bespectacled professor surrounded by dusty books and...
Gracing Gaza // Live From, and Alive In, Gaza
What Do You Think You’re Doing?
“Are you sure you want to enter Gaza?” asks Yoni, an IDF soldier at the Erez Crossing, the northern...
Being Jewish in Brazil // A visit to Brazil’s two largest—and very different—cities
Welcome to Rio
It took me a few moments to understand what I was seeing, two or three seconds that seemed to stand still until...
At Death’s Door // An unplanned journey to an organ trans-plant center saves her...
The ordeal began innocuously enough. A young woman, on vacation in a foreign country suddenly begins feeling unwell. She goes to a local urgent...
Oomie’s Machsan // One grandmother’s tragic experience turns into a blessing.
We were thrilled when our daughter, Shoshana, became engaged to a wonderful young man named Yitzi. Their engagement period, however, was not an easy...
Take the First Step
One Sunday morning, Yaakov Nourollah returned to his car and found it ransacked. Anything of value he had left inside was gone—including his tefillin....
Mustard-Crusted Steak Roast
I like this roast because it is not as pricey as a rib eye roast but still has that “wow” factor when served, and...
Gluten-Free Cheese Crowns
Dough
1⅓ cups all-purpose gluten-free flour
2 tablespoons sugar
¼ teaspoon cornstarch
½ teaspoon guar gum
½ teaspoon salt
4 ounces cold butter
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1...
Celery Soup
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 medium onions, diced
12 celery ribs, diced
2 garlic cloves, diced
2 tablespoons flour
¼ cup fresh dill leaves
6 cups water
1½ pounds flanken on...
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The Secret of Jewish Immortality
As a preface to my remarks this week, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who reached out to us...
