Dear Dr. Chani,

I am writing to you about a friend I am worried about. There is a 40-something-year-old bachelor who lives in my community. I often host him for Shabbat lunch with my family. He is kind and friendly. I see no reason why he could not be happily married. Yet, over the years, I have tried to

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It is 1612 in Venice. Diana, a young Jewish widow, is happiest studying religious texts with her father, as she used to do with her late husband. But she

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There was great anticipation as the news spread that Mitchell First had a new book coming out soon. It

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“Rebecca of Salerno,” by Esther Erman, is subtitled “A Novel of Rogue

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The Talmud recounts the horrific and irreconcilable torture and murder of

I bet you’re anxious to learn the results of my blood-pressure test.

Calm down.

In last week’s article, I talked about my high blood pressure, and how, for the sake of a more accurate reading and because I kept claiming that my blood pressure was only high when I

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In this week’s parsha, the Jewish people are told to bring a fruit basket to the priest. So we will be making a delicious fruit cobbler:

• 4 tablespoons butter
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup sugar