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Jul 4, 2018, 9:29 AM

In Great Britain Hypocrisy is Kosher

In a worrying development, UK poultry producers have told their government that 60 per cent of chicken processing plants could be out of operation within the next few days. There will be no more chicken for sale in England. I...

Tamar Friedman Wilson

Jun 28, 2018, 10:58 AM

Are food prices really going down in Israel?

Illustrative: A man shops at a Rami Levy supermarket. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

With imports and local subsidies, Minister of Finance Kahlon aims to leave more in your pockets than chump change

Jun 28, 2018, 7:47 AM

The Jewel of Ben-Yehuda Street

I’m sipping my Cup O’ Joe coffee. Playing with a spoon that I don’t use. I take my coffee black and without sugar. I don’t drink it. I sip it. And the crowded kanyon (mega shopping mall) of hungry...

Sharona Margolin Halickman

Jun 27, 2018, 10:31 PM

Do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with God

In the Haftara for Parshat Balak (Micha 5:6-6:8), we read the prophecy of Micha which recalls some of the ways in which God protected B’nai Yisrael during the forty years that they spent in the wilderness. One of the...

Jun 18, 2018, 12:56 AM

New Ways To “Crunch” This Summer With Panko

And The Winner Is ..... Side Dishes Made With Panko Thanks to all my loyal followers, I learned new ways to use flavored panko crumbs. Thanks to Pereg for inspiring our contest and sending a variety of panko crumb packages...

Shammai Engelmayer

Jun 14, 2018, 10:47 PM

Healthy living, the Torah way

Having undergone open heart surgery not too long ago, the subject of how to improve the quality of life by getting healthy and staying that way is never far from my mind. Here are some suggestions my physicians gave...

Jun 13, 2018, 3:44 PM

How crowded is too crowded for Israel?

Hikers near the Sea of Galilee, Israel's largest freshwater lake (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

The challenge of population growth needs a new solution: sustainability

Jun 13, 2018, 11:43 AM

WeWork and Hargol FoodTech: Grasshopper Protein Powder!

What's on the menu today? Chicken, fish, beef? Or are we going with a vegetarian option? Whatever the dishes, we need to be sure that we are getting a balance of vitamins, minerals, carbs, and especially proteins. And for...

Charles Diringer Dunst

Jun 10, 2018, 1:54 PM

Bourdain used food to connect Jews and Arabs

Anthony Bourdain at the Western Wall. (YouTube screenshot)

The celebrity chef gave all of the local folks the time of day, and encouraged his viewers to do the same

Sharona Margolin Halickman

Jun 8, 2018, 6:07 PM

The anniversary of the scouts’ journey begins on Tuesday

In Parshat Shlach, Bamidbar 13:25 we read: “They (the scouts) returned from searching the land, at the end of 40 days.” Rashi asks: But is not the land 400x400 parsaot (a parsa is about 2.2 miles) and the average person’s traveling...

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