Chain of heartache // My sister’s tragic life
When I was growing up, Williamsburg wasn’t the way it is today. These days it’s a bustling neighborhood populated by tens of thousands of...
Lime Custard Tart
The combination of the sharp lime and creamy avocado make an incredible dessert. If you’re monitoring your sugar, the avocado has healthy fat for...
A Mother’s Nachas // It was the only thing that gave meaning to...
“So how are my adorable grandchildren?” Esther Raizel, my coworker, asked me one morning. “Do you get to see them?”
“They’re doing great!” I replied,...
Killing the Goose That Laid the Golden Egg // Has New York State effectively...
On June 14, the New York State legislature passed the Housing Stability and Tenant Protections Act of 2019, which made a long list of...
On Call // A new organization named JOWMA is exactly what the doctor...
When Dr. Mimi Knoll and I enter Eliana Fine Feld’s house in West Hempstead on an ordinary Tuesday night, I immediately do a double-take....
Wat About the Wife who suffers alone?
She hears the soft tread of footsteps nearby, padding down the building’s thickly carpeted corridor, and wonders, almost ironically, if by some slim chance...
Roasted Veggie Salad with Tahini-Yogurt dressing
This delicious and light dish is filled with Mediterranean flavors. Besides the nutritious vegetables, this salad is dressed with a great tahini cream, which...
Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Rebbetzin Chaya Sara Kramer
Even before Holy Woman, my biography of Rebbetzin Chaya Sara Kramer, was published in May, 2006, a year after her passing, strange things started...
Spinach Napoleon
Classic Napoleon dessert is layered with creamy custard and can only be termed “light” because the dough is delicate. This stunning dish uses the...
The Missing Son // A visit to the eye doctor uncovers a long-lost ...
Boruch Yida Ganz, a middle-aged Satmar Chasid from Williamsburg
Roughly 120 years after the petirah of my elter-zeide, Dayan Rav Mordechai Rothstein of Holmein, I...
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