Chilled Carrot Soup

This soup is rich in color and very light and refreshing. Feel free to serve it as shooters in a mini version. You can...

Fidget Spinner: Solution or Just More Spin? // All You Need To...

If you have children, you probably have a wide selection of fidget spinners in your house, with models ranging from plastic to stainless steel,...

With Cup in Hand, Again // An Onion Now And Then Is One Thing,...

The first time Shifra* knocked on my door she held a large platter of chocolate and a welcome card. “How did you know I moved...

Cherry and Walnut Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette

This salad brings much needed lightness to an otherwise rich and hearty meal. The sweet fruit flavors really pop through the balsamic dressing, and...

Home Alone // I Thought I Was Being Selfless

Vienna, Austria, 1981 Moments after Shabbos ended the phone rang. Thinking it was surely my husband, Avrumi, I rushed to answer it. Surprisingly, it was my...
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Skinny Cooking with Victoria Dwek: Light Caesar Salad is the Perfect Midweek Dish

I love a fresh, crisp salad. But sometimes adding a flavorful dressing means it’s not a healthy choice anymore. Not this time! This Caesar Salad will...

The Magdala Stone

The Jews of Rome and the authorities of the Vatican seem to have decided that if so many people believe that the Vatican has...

Destination Sahara // The search for Jewish history in the Moroccan desert

I remember as a young boy accompanying a relative of mine to a small house in Netivot where the Baba Sali, the great and...

The Rediscoverer of Yemen // World Jewry wwas stunned by the work of an...

To the Ashkenazi Jews of the cold and impoverished shtetlach, Yiddishkeit as they knew it was centered in Europe. Little thought was given to...

The Legacy Of Chevron // A visit from the Rosh Yeshivah, Rav Yosef Chevroni

The institution of yeshivos is hardly new. The Talmud relates: “Rav Chama ben Chanina said: ‘From the days of our ancestors, the Jewish people...