Inner Bliss // Beyond the promise of self-care products
I often see advertisements for products that promise “self-care,” but experience has taught me that true self-care does not result from anything we can purchase.
The...
Eric Reiner // Vine Ventures
When working on the Lunchbreak column, I spend many hours speaking to each entrepreneur we feature, and our conversations often take place over the...
Unintended Consequences // A Cautionary Medical Tale
Last summer I was incapacitated for several months by a strange illness.
Everything was fine as I set about cleaning my home for Pesach. On...
Mailman vs. Ghost of TWA // An important High Court decision is...
I have an impressive-looking old stock certificate taped to my home office wall. It’s a worthless piece of paper (unless it becomes a collectible…...
Yitzchok’s Toy Box // A boy’s special life has inspired his mother...
When Chavi Sheffield was expecting her fifth child, she found out, at 24 weeks, that his limbs measured below the third percentile. The doctor...
Straightened Out // It took nine years until my son’s issue was...
Yosef is my beautiful nine-year-old son. He has big brown eyes, a smile that lights up his face, and a perfectly straight neck. I...
Pesach // Plum Bars
Serves 5
Tartare:
1.5 lbs. fresh tuna, finely diced
1.5 lbs. fresh salmon, finely diced
2 avocados, finely diced
½ teaspoon + ½ teaspoon + ½ teaspoon salt, divided
½...
Pesach // Plum Bars
Yield 15 bars
Crumb crustand topping:
4 cups potato starch
3 cups almond flour
1½ cups oil
2 eggs
½ teaspoon cinnamon
Plum filling:
1 heaping tablespoon potato starch
¾ cup water
10 red...
From Yerushalayim To Boston and Back // A conversation with the Bostoner...
I still remember when we first came here in 1984. It was almost empty, a spiritual and physical wasteland. There were only some rocky...
Biz Methods // Mistakes and More
I have a formula that works whenever I host panels. In the days leading up to the panel, I send out an email to...























