Winter 2012(5773) 5773

What are some good ways to stay active when it’s cold outside?

Soup, glorious soup! It fills your tummy, nourishes your soul and brings you back for more. When the weather turns cold, there’s nothing more comforting than a steamy bowl of hot homemade soup. Soup warms you up on a cold winter day, spreading the feeling of contentment and satisfaction. Soups are extremely versatile, letting you […]

There is an Israeli folk tale about how the sufganiya, the ubiquitous Chanukah doughnut, got its name.

Misconception: Of the two Megillah readings on Purim, the one at night is the more important one. Therefore, one should be careful to attend the nighttime reading even if he or she will thereby miss the morning reading. Fact: Halachically, the morning reading is more important than the night reading. Background: The Shulchan Aruch (OC […]

This slim volume packs a major spiritual punch. Rabbi Avraham Steinberg, renowned scholar, noted author, expert in Jewish medical halachah and general editor

You will not enjoy reading Mourning Under Glass. And that is exactly why you should read it. It is not meant to be enjoyed, but to drag you to a place where you really do not want to go.

Q: Often at business functions, I can only partake of the fruits and vegetables since the rest of the food is not kosher. Most of the time, the fruit is already cut. In such a scenario, is it permitted to eat the cut fruit?

The Jewish world has an uneasy relationship with the working mother. On the one hand, we understand that she is an economic necessity,

Overwhelmed. Exhausted. Stressed. Somewhat surprisingly, few of the women we interviewed for our cover story on balancing career and family used the words above

Everyone I knew growing up fasted on Yom Kippur and had a Pesach Seder. While not everyone kept kosher or celebrated Shabbat, there were certain customs and lifecycle events that were virtually universal.