Category: Aish

In early March, residents of Upper Moreland, a small township near Philadelphia with only 26,000 residents, were shocked when spray-painted swastikas appeared on their local elementary and middle schools. An 18-year-old allegedly spray-painted the hateful imagery and vulgar messages on the schools on March 8 and was arrested and charged the following week. Like her…

The new short film Seven Jewish Children: A Film for Gaza is creating quite a stir. Its recent opening event in London was sold out. As of April 2025, the 15-minute long movie is available for free online, as if it’s a vital public service. Seven Jewish Children has a troubled history. Originally a play by British playwright Caryl Churchill…

Dear Rebbetzin, My precious daughter carried a perfect little ‘angel’ for exactly nine months. Two days after due date, she suddenly did not feel life and upon rushing to the hospital, was told that the baby had died. Why oh why, does my child have to suffer this immeasurable pain? I understand the ‘mystical’ side…

Every age begets the anti-Semitism best suited to it. And while the key emotion driving it may be a visceral hatred of Jews, the critical intellectual aim is to delegitimize them. In a spiritual age, the Jews are delegitimized spiritually. In early church polemics, they are deemed no longer worthy of their own Scriptures because…

Shnitzel, breaded chicken breast, is the most favorite lunch I serve in the yeshiva. I use turkey breast most of the time to keep the costs down. But chicken breast is a bit more moist and tender. Tenderizing the breast is always recommended but if you don’t have the time or energy, it can be…

In recounting our many wanderings during the war years and the final journey that brought us to America, my father, of blessed memory, often related the comment of one of his fellow travelers. This man had lost everything during that fateful time. The Nazis had stripped him of his home, his wealth, his community, his…

These latke recipes appear in Susie’s book “Kosher by Design Entertains.“ Cajun Sweet Potato Latkes 2 pounds (about 3 large) sweet potatoes, peeled 3 large eggs 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon Cajun spice blend 1/3 cup chopped cilantro peanut oil sour cream Using the coarse grating disc of a food processor, grate the sweet potatoes….

As the Israeli mother of two sons, now 19 and 22, I have attended a great many ceremonies at school, camp, and now, the army. Yesterday my husband and I drove down to the desert and sat in a grandstand as my son and 128 other young men and women stood on the parade ground…

By Y2Nosh, Class of 2000, Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy With my family as guinea pigs, we’re testing out recipes in community cookbooks throughout the country. These recipes are from a school close to home and they were a big hit. Especially the pineapple kugel! To order this cookbook, please mail your request to: Cookbook Committee…