A Surprising Trip to Tunisia // Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt speaks about the recent delegation...
A group of rabbis and representatives of Jewish organizations headed to Tunisia last week to meet with the local Jewish community and with government...
On Again, Off Again, On Again // Are Human Hair Sheitels kosher?
In the city of Tirupati on top of a hill sits the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, one of the pilgrimage sites for Hindus. Early in...
Going Back Behind the Iron Curtain
Ela Verzub and I initially connect via email. She sends me her phone number and we schedule an interview. We are seven time zones...
Madame Rosh Yeshivah // Asnat Barazani, the woman who headed a yeshivah in 17th-century...
Around the year 1630, Rav Pinchas Hariri of Baghdad wrote to Mosul, Kurdistan, asking that they send a rabbinical authority to Baghdad. The letter...
Pawned Between Iraq and a Hard Place //My crazy trip to Iraq, teaser version
From My Vantage Point
“When is your flight scheduled to leave?” the gentleman sitting on the barstool opposite me asks. “Saturday night,” I tell him,...
Mapping the World of Sh’eilos U’Teshuvos // A new project is using technology to...
If you were living in Europe in 1870 and you had a halachic question, which rav would you have sent the question to? You...
Hostage for a Torah // Levi Marhabi is languishing in a Yemeni prison because...
In May 2016, a group of dazed but ecstatic Yemenite Jews arrived in Israel after a long trip that was the culmination of over...
Controversy & Converts in Mexico
"Let me ask you a question,” says Yochanan.“Which countries in the world have the largest populations?”
“China and India,” I reply.
“Correct. So can you explain...
Danger in the Salad Bowl
I turn off Brook Road in Lakewood onto Old Brook Road, where a landmark yellow sign marks the entrance to E. J. Schuster’s Discount...
Broccoli Cheese Quiche with Buttery Crust
Crust
1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 cups flour, plus a bit extra for surface
11 tablespoons butter, chilled and cut into small cubes
½ cup ice-cold water
Filling
1 tablespoon...
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Poked in the Eye—Again!
Years ago, I was sitting in the park when I heard a woman chiding her little son quite loudly. The scene is forever etched...
