Take the First Step
One Sunday morning, Yaakov Nourollah returned to his car and found it ransacked. Anything of value he had left inside was gone—including his tefillin....
Mustard-Crusted Steak Roast
I like this roast because it is not as pricey as a rib eye roast but still has that “wow” factor when served, and...
Gluten-Free Cheese Crowns
Dough
1⅓ cups all-purpose gluten-free flour
2 tablespoons sugar
¼ teaspoon cornstarch
½ teaspoon guar gum
½ teaspoon salt
4 ounces cold butter
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1...
Celery Soup
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 medium onions, diced
12 celery ribs, diced
2 garlic cloves, diced
2 tablespoons flour
¼ cup fresh dill leaves
6 cups water
1½ pounds flanken on...
A Surprising Trip to Tunisia // Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt speaks about the recent delegation...
A group of rabbis and representatives of Jewish organizations headed to Tunisia last week to meet with the local Jewish community and with government...
On Again, Off Again, On Again // Are Human Hair Sheitels kosher?
In the city of Tirupati on top of a hill sits the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, one of the pilgrimage sites for Hindus. Early in...
Going Back Behind the Iron Curtain
Ela Verzub and I initially connect via email. She sends me her phone number and we schedule an interview. We are seven time zones...
Madame Rosh Yeshivah // Asnat Barazani, the woman who headed a yeshivah in 17th-century...
Around the year 1630, Rav Pinchas Hariri of Baghdad wrote to Mosul, Kurdistan, asking that they send a rabbinical authority to Baghdad. The letter...
Pawned Between Iraq and a Hard Place //My crazy trip to Iraq, teaser version
From My Vantage Point
“When is your flight scheduled to leave?” the gentleman sitting on the barstool opposite me asks. “Saturday night,” I tell him,...
Mapping the World of Sh’eilos U’Teshuvos // A new project is using technology to...
If you were living in Europe in 1870 and you had a halachic question, which rav would you have sent the question to? You...
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