Q I know you’re supposed to eat sweet foods this time of year, but I don’t want all the calories! Is it safe to use artificial sweeteners—and more importantly, will they help me lose weight? A At 4… Read more
Shira Isenberg
Shira Isenberg is a registered dietitian and writer with a private nutrition practice in Nashville, Tennessee. She has a master’s degree in public health nutrition from Hunter College in New York.
Weighing In on Eating Out
Q: Lately, we’ve been eating out several times a week, and I feel it in my clothes–everything is getting tighter! How do I stop this weight gain without completely avoiding restaurants? A: It sounds… Read more
Breaking the Snack Habit
Q: How do I stop my terrible habit of constantly snacking on anything and everything? A: Snacking is not a terrible habit. In fact, most nutrition experts agree that regular healthy snacking is a… Read more
Fortify Your Body for Flu Season
Q: What’s the deal with swine flu? Is there any way I can change my diet to prevent getting it? A: Now that flu season is here, this viral infection of the respiratory tract is not to be taken… Read more
Making a Vacation Game Plan
Q: While I’m glad I get to vacation during the summer months, it really throws my diet off-track. How can I have fun without regretting it later? A: You’ve worked hard and earned a vacation, and you… Read more
Take Control of Your Shabbat Meal
Q: I love Shabbat, but I hate that it’s become a battleground for my eating habits. I’m careful about dieting all week long, but when Friday comes around, I get thrown off course. Shabbat Chanukah is… Read more
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Kosher Comedy: The Rise of the Orthodox Comic
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Does God Have a Sense of Humor?
Tremendous pressure is placed on one who addresses the role…
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Up Close with Rabbi Yosef Mendelevich
Rabbi Yosef Mendelevich’s tenacious struggle to keep Torah in…
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What Does God Want of Me Now? Rabbi Yehuda Simes’ Courageous Journey
On the night of June 20th, 2010, a horrific car accident left…
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Answering the Tough Questions: Parenting Experts Weigh In
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Discovering Rav Elyashiv
Since his recent petirah, much has been said and written about…
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Quick and Healthy Summer Suppers
Summer is a terrific time to explore the great outdoors. Home…
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The Great Sar HaTorah
By Aryeh Z. Ginzberg A Tribute to Rav Yosef Shalom…
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Is Orthodoxy Unhealthy?
About a decade ago, a short time after I arrived in Oak Park,…
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The Courage to Serve: A Chareidi Woman in the IDF
By Fayga Marks Photo: Israel Sun An eight-year-old girl,…
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Please Put the Women Back In
I am an artist. Dealing with images is my stock and trade, and I…
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Life As a Happy Single Person
I bought couches. They are beige, with button detail on the sides…
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Touching Our Teens’ Neshamos
A quarter of students who come to college as Orthodox Jews…
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Confessions of a Kosher Organic Junkie
By Rachel Wizenfeld Melding my Berkeley organic roots with…
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Fighting for Sandy: A Woman’s Struggle to Give Her Sister a Jewish Burial
On Shabbat Chanukah of 2006, my older sister Sandy passed…
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The Story of Mahanoy City: The Disappearance of a Jewish Community in a Small American Town
A main street in present-day Mahanoy City. Photo: Wikipedia…
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