A Jewish Response to Human Catastrophe

A tornado, described as being two-miles wide, caused massive destruction in the Oklahoma City suburb…

Frum and Fit: Are We Fulfilling Our Torah Obligation to Take Care of Our Bodies?

Many Orthodox Jews seem to think that as long as the food is kosher, what one eats is not so…

The Courage to Serve: A Chareidi Woman in the IDF

An eight-year-old girl, dressed for school in her light blue shirt and dark navy skirt, presses the…

The Jewish World Series: Achdut Makes a Home Run

Baseball was on Rabbi Zvi Kahn’s mind as he headed from his home in Columbus, Ohio, to the nearby…

Gather Around The Grill

The incredible aroma of food cooking on the grill is a sure-fire way to spark your appetite. Here…

Spring 2013(5773)

The Starbucks Talmud

We live in an age of customization, when consumers…

First Impressions of the Koren Talmud

A long-standing Daf Yomi devotee, I have become…

Helen Nash’s New Kosher Cuisine: Healthy, Simple & Stylish/The Bais Yaakov Cookbook/Temptations/Dash

I read cookbooks. Yes, I read them, cover to…

Confessions of a Kosher Organic Junkie

Growing up, I didn’t even know what skim milk was.…

Meet the Hanaus: Providing Kosher, Ethically Produced Meat and Poultry

Some want to avoid hormones, some care about…

Hold the Knaidlach

Sure, many families observe the minhag of not…

Health

Frum and Fit: Are We Fulfilling Our Torah Obligation to Take Care of Our Bodies?

Many Orthodox Jews seem to think that as long as the food is kosher, what one eats is not…

Confessions of a Kosher Organic Junkie

Growing up, I didn’t even know what skim milk was. Or 2 percent, for that matter. We always drank…

Meet the Hanaus: Providing Kosher, Ethically Produced Meat and Poultry

Some want to avoid hormones, some care about ethical treatment of workers, and some just want a…

Weighing In on Obesity in the Frum Community

Can We Create a More Health-Oriented and Less Food-Centric Culture? Q: Does being frum put one at…

Food

Welcoming Spring

The arrival of spring ushers in new, lighter foods. Your taste buds will surely appreciate…

A Taste of Spring

Come spring most of us long for lighter fare, such as vegetables, fish and a touch of sweetness.…

A Non-Gebrokts, Gluten-Free Passover

Even experienced cooks find Passover overwhelming because of all the extra preparations, shopping,…

Healthy Passover Pleasures

Most traditional Pesach recipes are high in calories, carbohydrates and fat, but are low in fiber.

Books

Relating Pirkei Avot to Modern Times

In the preface to Relevance: Pirkei Avos for the Twenty-First Century, the author, Rabbi…

The Starbucks Talmud

We live in an age of customization, when consumers demand products tailored to their specific…

First Impressions of the Koren Talmud

A long-standing Daf Yomi devotee, I have become familiar with certain learning tools. These include…

Helen Nash’s New Kosher Cuisine: Healthy, Simple & Stylish/The Bais Yaakov Cookbook/Temptations/Dash

I read cookbooks. Yes, I read them, cover to cover, page by page. I love to read about why the…

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