Moving On // I vowed to keep fighting—despite the doctor’s prognosis that I...

I woke up on a Friday morning with a headache. But what’s a niggling headache when you’re a busy mom of four kids with...

Crostini Spread

Avocado, tomatoes, eggs—they go so well together, and a crispy baguette transforms it from a snack to a meal. Enjoy trying out the different...

The Healer of Wounds // After witnessing his father suffer from diabetic ulcers, Shia...

Shia Weinstock grew up watching his father suffer from diabetes-related ulcer wounds that wouldn’t heal. As an adult, he pushed against the norm and...

The Courtroom of the Mind // Should a mentally ill person be hospitalized? That’s...

A middle age man, a patient in a psychiatric hospital, sits in the back of a room where his doctor is explaining to a...

Ode to the Special Need Parent // The unique way in which Orthodox Jews...

Having grown up in a small city in Ontario, Canada, Dr. Heather Ferguson hadn’t heard much about Jews at all. “I knew that there...

Spinning My Wheels // If it sounds too good to be true…

Most newlyweds would love to have their own car, but on our kollel budget, leasing a new car or even owning a secondhand one...

A Survivor’s Lustrous Legacy // My late shver left us a life-changing lesson

This world became a poorer place on the 20th of Teves, when my beloved father-in-law, Yisrael Yitzchok Cohen of Toronto, was summoned to the...

Alternate Reality // She did not want to be confused with the facts

One evening, during that in-between time after camp ends and school hasn’t started yet, our family spontaneously scheduled a get-together at a local restaurant....

The Light at Then End of the Tunnel // Dr. Anthony Fauci shares his...

The Penguin Book of Interviews, a rather fascinating anthology of interviews ranging from Joseph Stalin to Sigmund Freud, is of particular appeal for anyone...

Dying to be Thin // Rabbi Dovid Dewick is on a mission to help...

Families that are dealing with a member who has an eating disorder need help to make it through the difficult process of treatment. For...