“Here we are!” my husband announced as we turned off the main highway onto a small dirt road. We stopped in front of a white sign that read “Holiday Hills,” and then drove past...

This is not my first conversation with the Polish scholar Marcin Wodzinski. In 2013, following the release of his book on chasidism and politics, he visited my office together with the well-known askan Reb...

It all began in 2008, when Miriam began experiencing pain in the joints of her thumb and forefinger. Before long, she realized that the whole area hurt so much that she couldn’t do everything...

On July 21, 2015, Stephen Shapiro was inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame. That evening he also received the National Speakers Association’s Council of Peers Award of Excellence (CPAE) in front of 1,500...

Dear Ami: My husband and I find ourselves in a quandary. I’m reaching out to you because you sometimes offer such questions to a panel, and I’m hoping you will do the same here. My husband...

1 teaspoon unflavored jel powder 2 tablespoons cold water 1½ cups heavy cream, divided 1 cup plain yogurt (not nonfat) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ⅓ cup sugar ¼ cup Bakers Choice Caramel Cream Sea salt, for sprinkling In a small bowl,...

2 cups flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon kosher salt 6 tablespoons Mehadrin Butter, cold, diced ⅔ cup cold half and half 1 egg, beaten with 1 tablespoon half and half, for egg wash Flaked sea salt Coarsely ground black pepper ...

Asian Marinade: 3 tablespoons rice vinegar 2 tablespoons fresh grated ginger or 6 cubes Gefen Crushed Ginger 2 tablespoons oil 2 tablespoons sesame oil 2 tablespoons honey ½ jalapeño, seeds and membranes removed, finely diced 1 tablespoon (or 3 cubes) fresh...

There is a website called 38 North, which is a navigator’s term of reference to the 38th parallel of northern latitude, which also happens to be the old ceasefire line between American and Soviet...

I tend to have a bit of a short fuse. I don’t consider myself an angry person, but I’ve been known to occasionally explode when I’m under extreme pressure. My wife understands me very...