Losing My Father I mourned his life

The call came just after midnight. “Your father just had a heart attack,” my mother said. “The doctors say that it’s only a matter...

Ehud Olmert post-prison // The former prime minister talks frankly about politics, peace plans...

If you would meet Ehud Olmert, the former prime minister of Israel, today, you might have a hard time recognizing him. The last time...

Biscotti with Dried Cherries

A popular Italian cookie, “biscotti” means “twice-cooked”—and it’s twice as good! This cookie is baked twice for a crunchy and crumbly texture that makes...

Making it all Work // You’ve been invited to join your colleagues at a...

Ari and Miryam Wasserman are the authors of Making It All Work: A Practical Guide to Halachah and Hashkafah in the Workplace. The book...

Classic Cheesecake

This easy recipe (the filling only has four ingredients!) was given to me by my mother-in-law when I was newly married. I have made...

Life Under Fire in Southern Israel // Deadly attacks hit civilians hard

“I was woken up on Shabbos morning by the sound of sirens,” says Reb Mendel Roth, a popular chasidic singer and longtime resident of...

An Ounce of Prevention // Why it’s important to teach our daughters about...

How prepared are our daughters for their financial future? That is a question that has bothered me for decades. As a Bais Yaakov high...

The Day of Prayer Goes National // Thoughts, Prayers, Dinners and Tweets

The State of the State: For Orthodox Jewish Leaders There’s Plenty of Room for Dining We all have what to be grateful for. President Trump is...

A River of Denial // We were thwarted from all sides trying to ...

When my brother’s wife, Tziri, called me and said that my brother had left her I was blindsided and totally shocked. I’d always thought...

Of Groceries and Men // After I got married, all of my teenage judgmentalism...

With a flourish, my husband sets the shopping bag on the table and extracts a box of rugelach. “You can’t say that I’m stingy....