The Man Flu // do men really get a worse case of the flu...
From the depths of the darkened, too warm sickroom, the patient coughs weakly, and then, summoning all of the strength that he has left,...
Fruit-Studded Cabbage Salad
One of my dear friends from seminary and I often used to have heated debates on a variety of topics. Our conversations were always...
Cauliflower & Pecans
½ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon black pepper
½ teaspoon turmeric
½ teaspoon coriander
1½ teaspoons cumin
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 red pepper, slivered
florets of 1...
Cheddar and Onion Rye Rolls
We know that during these winter months, all you really want is bread. Soft pillowy cheesy bread, to be exact. When we were recipe testing, we froze...
Going Over the Border // Myths and realities about medical tourism
The story was splashed across social media. It claimed that four people from the Jewish community had gone to Mexico for a weight-loss surgery,...
Drawing the Battle Lines //The war on cancer continues
As the year 1971 began, the Vietnam War was still raging, but American troops were about to be pulled back, first from Cambodia and...
No Such Thing As A Free Lunch //How Corruption in the Pharmaceutical Industry Affects...
In the rooms, the salespeople come and go, striding confidently with their wheeled satchels to the receptionist’s desk, smiling broadly, their hands raised in...
From The Doctor’s Notebook //The drama, the dilemmas and the halachic rulings
Magnum Opus
Around three years ago, I got phone call from Rav Moshe Shaul Klein,” Dr. Breyer begins. “Rav Klein was one of Rav Wosner’s...
Sweeping Generalizations // Was my teenage daughter finally ready to grow up?
“Jennifer has never been to Israel before! This is her first trip, and you’re the only girl her age in the family. If you...
Can You At Least Tell Me Why? // Shadchanim Tell Their Side of the...
Shifra’s words could have been echoed by hundreds of shadchanim, brave men and women who are burning the midnight oil, sometimes putting in 18-hour...























