Sweet and Sour Tongue

Serves 15-20   1 pickled tongue, vacuum-packed  Sauce: 6 cups water 3 cups duck sauce  3 cups sweet chili sauce 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar ½ cup chicken soup mix ½ cup honey   Bring...

Israel’s Exemplary Search and Rescue Mission // An exclusive interview with Command Sergeant...

Turkey’s recent earthquakes have led to nightmare images of collapsed buildings and bodies, some living and some not, pulled from under the rubble. Rescue...

Some Terror Victims Don’t Count // Why Won’t They Use the T-Word...

A recent United Nations report on violence in Israel and the territories during the past year omitted 11 of the 31 Israelis who were...

Strawberry Crumble Muffins

Yields 14   Crumble topping: 1½ sticks (¾ cup) unsalted butter, softened 1½ cups all-purpose flour ¾ cup light brown sugar ¾ teaspoon cinnamon ¾ teaspoon sea salt Confectioners’ sugar, to dust Muffins: 2...

A Seismologist Sizes Things Up // A conversation with Professor Shmuel Marco,...

Israel has an alarmingly small number of seismologists—scientists who study earthquakes. This is in spite of the fact that it lies along a major...

Shaken… and Stirred // Even minor “natural” disasters are reminders

The torrential rains earlier this winter on the west coast and the recent devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria were light-years beyond anything my...

Meat Board

Oyster Steak 1 tablespoon onion powder 1 tablespoon garlic powder 2 tablespoons salt 1 teaspoon black pepper 2 lb. oyster steak Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking dish with...

Bracha Jaffe // The nurse with the voice of an angel

Thousands of women and girls around the world have been captivated by the music of Bracha Jaffe. Her melodious voice and soulful performances keep...

Words to Live By …In New York // I have had to...

When I moved from out-of-town to New York, there was plenty of culture shock for me to go through. Everything is at least somewhat...

Joe Lubeck // American Landmark Apartments

Joe Lubeck is the founder and CEO of American Landmark Apartments, one of the fastest growing multifamily owner-operators in the United States, with over...