Religion

Shabbat/Holidays

RECIPES

A Tradition of Taste

When you are knee-deep in holiday cooking, taste often; lean into those meaningful dishes and the feel of replicating how…

SHAVUOT

From Our Archives: Shavuot

“It’s a journey— the day you convert is the first day of a very long journey.”  Just in time for…

PASSOVER

A Lighter Side of Pesach Cooking

A week without chametz doesn’t mean a week without flavor, or a week of eating that you’ll regret.  

KASHRUT

Review of Wine, Whisky and Halachah

With the upcoming obligation to drink the Four Cups at the Seder, the OU Kosher hotline is generally inundated with…

OPINION

Milk for Pesach

My father was able to get matzot and some Pesachdik ingredients for my mother to cook with, but was faced with the challenge of how to…

FROM THE DESK OF ALLEN I. FAGIN, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ORTHODOX UNION

The “Survivors’ Talmud” and the Obligation to Remember

The story of the printing of the Survivors’ Talmud is a remarkable testament to the enduring emunah of the few who survived Churban…

CHANUKAH

Chanukah: I See the Light

Colors? I thought I knew colors. How little did I know the astoundingly beautiful world, as colors now blaze before…

JEWISH CULTURE

Inside the Mind of the Kohen

What do the kohanim think about when they say the Priestly Blessing?

COVER STORY

Can We Change?

If teshuvah is an act of self-creation, what makes it so hard and difficult to sustain? So much of life is out…

RECIPES

Family-Friendly, Brain Healthy!

The following dishes are not only family-friendly, they’re also brain-healthy—just what the doctor ordered! Perfect for the yamim tovim and…

FROM THE DESK OF ALLEN I. FAGIN, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ORTHODOX UNION

Tragedy and Consolation

She told him, with the strength of faith that only a survivor could muster: “Max, you need to stop; we…

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