Almost Like Being There // How unfair that I’d missed my husband’s childhood!
As I prepare for my son’s upsherin, his first major milestone, I am totally predictable. As an emotional, intense and rather imaginative person, I...
From Vision To Reality
If there is one Hebrew word a foreigner quickly picks up in Israel it’s “pekak.” That is inevitable, since wherever you wish to go...
Killing Arafat // Author Ronen Bergman reveals the secret inside…
It was an ambitious, grandiose plan
bordering on madness, and it could have changed the face of the Middle East. It was a plan that...
49 Phrases to Calm an Anxious Child
For an adult, anxiety can be hard to deal with. But what do you do when your child is experiencing it? Here are tools...
Women to Know: Naomi Elbinger
The first thing that strikes you about Naomi’s house is the garden. It’s not one of those sculpted, landscaped magazine gardens. This garden features...
Caramelized Onion Beef Fry Tart
This can be served in place of deli roll on Shabbos or as an appetizer over a bed of greens. Whichever way, it won’t...
Couscous Salad with Walnuts
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup quick cooking couscous (not Israeli couscous)
4 garlic cloves, crushed
½ cup cherry tomatoes, halved
½...
Oatmeal-Date Chocolate Chip Cookies
½ cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
⅛ teaspoon salt
1½ cups oatmeal
2 tablespoons flaked coconut
⅔ cup brown sugar
½ cup sugar
½ cup (1 stick)...
Russian Funny Money // Putin’s plan to avoid sanctions and insolvency
For the last two years I have been predicting that Putin’s unreported theft of hard currency from Russia’s central bank would force the country...
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Celebrating Mexico’s New City of Torah // Mexican Jews come together...
The Mexican frum community is creating a new Jewish neighborhood, from the ground up, in the city of Ixtapan de la Sal, a tourist...
