Standing Your Ground // Was she “nuts” or was it a nut?
It was a bright sunny day, harboring no premonitions of disaster. Marie had driven from her home in Marietta, Georgia, to Nashville, Tennessee, (where...
Thyme-Spiced Sole with Shiitake Mushrooms, Garlic and Cherry Tomatoes
½ pound shiitake mushrooms or button mushrooms, stems removed and sliced
4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 cups grape or cherry tomatoes
3...
A Tzaddik in My Time // Avrumi Wolfson was more than just a friend
Words cannot express the sadness and emptiness I felt when I heard the news of the passing of my dear friend Abe “Avrumi” Wolfson....
A Long Haul with COVID-19 // As some survivors of the disease continue to...
A week after Purim, Shira Alexander felt mildly sick.
“I was coughing and had difficulty breathing for around ten days,” she told me. An energetic...
Kremlin Gremlin // Navalny wins the Pranky
If there were a prize for the most audacious and successful prank of the year—maybe even of all time—Russian opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny’s...
Conflict Over COVID // New directives in Israel create havoc
This past Thursday morning, arguments erupted between passengers returning to Israel and Health Ministry officials stationed at Ben Gurion International Airport. “Shame on you!...
Are You Ruining Your Child’s Future Relationships? // The actions we take now as...
Can it be that we parents may unknowingly be impeding our children’s abilities to form strong relationships later in life? This thought came to...
Spiced Chickpea Soup
Don’t skip this soup! It’s divine! I teach it often, and to my students’ surprise, they love it! I know, these are ingredients that...
Fear & Freedom // Two friends gaze across the chasm of illness and infection
On a muggy evening in late September (fall offering no respite from the stifling heat of the previous months; airless and oppressive, the physical...
From Unit 81 to COVID-19 // The high-tech world of Netta Marrom
On the outside, Netta Marrom looks like your average, gentle religious person whom some people might underestimate. That he is still living in the...
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