Thick, Chewy Hot Cocoa Cookies

Yield: 12 large cookies or 24 small cookies 1 cup oil ¾ cup sugar ¾ cup brown sugar 2 eggs ¼ cup milk 1 cup cocoa 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking...

Why Is Everyone Sick Right Now? // Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt discusses the recent...

he flu seems to be rampant in chareidi communities around the world right now, but there are people claiming that it’s a strange virus...

The Wagamama Bride // Ironically, her neshamah was brought to the surface in Tokyo

A lithograph hung on the wall of Liane Grunberg Wakabayashi’s childhood home in New York. “The chasidim, drawn in pen and ink, were dancing in...

The Power of Sensitivity // An unfeeling comment leads to joy

In Deerfield, Illinois, just north of Chicago, there is a kiruv organization known as the L’Chaim Center, which hosts Shabbatons, Friday-night dinners and introductory...

The Purple Sweater // By Peninnah Cohen

She knocked on her daughter’s bedroom door and walked right in. It looked like a bomb site. The curtains were pulled shut, the air...

Israel vs. Kiruv // Rav Zamir Cohen recently founded a school for children...

My relationship with the unique kiruv organization Hidabroot, whose primary means of outreach is a TV channel that broadcasts a wide range of Torah-based...

Is Merck’s Anti-covid Drug Dangerous? // Questions arise after a disappointing...

With the omicron variant on the rise around the world, new methods to combat the coronavirus would be helpful. That is especially true because...

Lev Mavashev // Alpha Realty

You know what they say: “Home is where the heart is.” In the world of real estate, if you are not into it, heart...

A Fifth COVID Wave? // Or a political predicament… by Chaim Friedlander

With the coalition divided over an increasing number of issues, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has announced that the “fifth wave of COVID” is already...

Bird Brains // Nefarious plots are…everywhere

Those of us with considerable experience in creating Purim shtick—guilty plea here—could only kvell over, and be a bit envious of, the “Birds Aren’t...