When most people think of summer, they think of cold soups and barbecues. Here are some of my favorite summer recipes, most of which don’t require much cooking. Gazpacho 10 servings Perfect for the… 0

Most shofarot are made from a ram’s horn. However, an increasing number of exotic shofarot are available from species such as the kudu, the gemsbok and the ibex. While some of these “alternative”… 0

This is a most personal article and reflects my emotions and hopes about my beloved Jewish people. Almost a year ago a friend of mine sent me a Hebrew book as a gift. Because of other commitments, I… 0

Do you have a work-related kashrut question? Send it to ja@ou.org, and it may be featured in our newest column dedicated to exploring the multitude of kashrut issues that confronts the Orthodox Jew in… 0

One might think that Shabbat, the ultimate twenty-four-hour downtime, couldn’t possibly compete with most Jewish teens’ high-tech weekday fare of TV, movies, computers, cell phones, MP3s, DVDs and… 0

Located in present-day Tanzania and south of Kenya on the Indian Ocean, Mount Kilimanjaro, the “Roof of Africa,” rose up from the sea eons ago as a volcano. At 19,340 feet, the mountain’s summit,… 0

Throughout the world, groups of women are gathering together to share the importance and power of Amen. In 2001, while driving home to Bat Yam, near Tel Aviv, twenty-six-year-old Alte Nechama Malka… 0

It is part of the human experience, and intrinsic to a healthy life, that the inexorable passage of time takes one further away from the horrors of a traumatic experience. It is human nature to forget… 0

I have good news for those of you in despair about the shtiebelization of American Orthodoxy. I have inadvertently conducted a social science experiment in my own community, and the results suggest… 0

Making Welcoming Shuls With assimilation and intermarriage threatening to destroy the fabric of the Jewish people, it’s time to be proactive. What’s necessary is a large-scale kiruv (outreach) effort… 0