Women Who Work // Jewish women’s entrepreneurship goes back much further than you...

Jewish women have been recorded in entrepreneurial roles as early as the fifth century BCE. In fact, up until the 19th century, many held...

Could the Iranian Protests Overthrow the Government? // A hijab and a murder roil...

On September 16 of this year, a 22-year-old Iranian woman named Mahsa Amini died in a Tehran hospital after she had been arrested by...

The Avocado Pit // A lesson in life from the botanical realm

A most wondrous event occurred in my life. I grew an avocado plant from a pit. Throughout my life, my success with anything remotely botanical has...

LunchBreak Live Special // Sales! Sales! Sales! A three-way panel discussion on the art...

One of the things I enjoy most about hosting business panels is that no two are the same. People’s advice and experiences are always...

Muffin Makeover // Coffee Cake Muffin

Yield: About 12   Crumb Topping:   cup granulated sugar  cup light brown sugar  1 teaspoon cinnamon ¼ teaspoon salt 1 stick (½ cup) unsalted margarine, melted 1½ cups all-purpose flour Muffins: 1½ cups all-purpose flour ½ cup...

Bigotry, Dementia and Persians, Oh My! // Be wary of words cleaved from their contexts

Recent media reports about the current and previous presidents provided me a new insight into a famous Gemara. President Biden is famously gaffe-prone, and has...

Muffin Makeover // Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

Yield: About 18   1¾ cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice  ½ teaspoon kosher salt 1 (15-oz.) can pumpkin 2 large eggs ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted...

The World We Live In // A conversation about the state of affairs in the...

Newton Leroy Gingrich (born June 17, 1943) served as the 50th speaker of the US House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. A professor...

Is Anti-Semitism About to Engulf Russia? // The war, the Jews and the future

For much of modern Russian history, anti-Semitism has hardly been restrained. From the pogroms under the czars to the anti-Jewish policies of the Soviet...

A Few of My Favorite Things // Money isn’t all it’s cracked up to...

To dust off an old joke: The nurse, after fluffing Mr. Goldberg’s pillow, asks him if he’s comfortable. He responds, “Eh, I make a...