Phantom Baby // My next-door neighbor didn’t have any children. Or did she?
Ifirst met Goldie Wolner when she knocked on my door to welcome me to the block. I had a screaming baby in one arm...
On The Ground In Jewish Georgia // A traveler to Tbilisi visits a historic...
Imagine a small Eurasian country, finally free after seven decades of Soviet domination, now besieged, at times, by larger aggressive neighbors. Imagine a small...
3 Big Fibs // The Nunes memo goes nowhere. But neither do other political...
The first week of February 2018 was a tough time for the truth. The seeds of three big fibs were sown among the GOP—the...
Spiritual Terrorism // When a couple of teenaged Arabs forced two 19- year-old chasidic...
One of the great paradoxes of life in Eretz Yisrael these days is that the drama of the Jewish galus is unfolding there like...
A Page Out of the Old Book // Is there a kippah in the...
Not many 17-year-olds who love politics get to participate in this historical process.
Hailing from White Plains, New York, Joseph Block attends SAR Academy, a...
In Search of a Diagnosis // Even the top geneticists couldn’t figure it out
"It’s a girl!”
They were the most beautiful words I’d ever heard.
For years I’d dreamt of having a little girl. I loved my sons dearly,...
Sisters but Strangers // Decades after the affair of the Yemenite children, DNA testing...
WITH THE AID OF MODERN technology, two Israeli sisters of Yemenite descent who had never met each other were recently brought together. There wasn’t...
Smoked Mustard Broccoli and Facon
Mustard and meat: do you know of a better combination? This sweet and smoky dish makes a great vegetable side.
12 ounces fresh broccoli
2 ounces...
Facon Salad with Maple Cider vinaigrette
Think of the Facon as a protein-based crouton, crisp and salty!
5 ounces baby arugula
6 radishes
4 ounces Facon or beef fry meat, fried, and cut into strips
Dressing:
2½ tablespoons pure...
Roasted Root Veggie Soup with Crispy Parsnips & Facon
This soup is a house favorite, the one I make two Sundays each month. You can keep it pareve by leaving out the garnish.
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