Peri Wechsler
Elisheva Braun Are you the organizing-while-I-clean type? Do you use the good old remove, wipe, replace system? Or are you somewhere in the middle? Pick your style! Follow Leah, Shifra, and Ruchie—basic, medium, and pro—in their quest to void, vacuum, vanquish, and otherwise eradicate every vestige of leaven from their homes. (And maybe get their […]
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Recipe, styling, and photography by Faigy Murray Sometimes the best recipes are non-recipes. This is one that I’ve been making on repeat. If I want to skip the bread, I have it in a whole wheat wrap or even simply eat it as a nice, big salad. The flavor combination is amazing. Yield: 2 servings […]
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Elisheva Braun Ubiquitous? Yes. Mysterious? Maybe. A source of melded pity and pride? Oh, absolutely yes. Welcome to the world of meshulachim, quiet witnesses to Lakewood’s homes, halls, and hearts. When three meshulachim showed up at the Voice office a couple of weeks ago—a marvelous sampling of a venerable Yerushalmi, middle-aged Sefardi, and young, wiry […]
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A Purim collection Pinned up by perfectionism, by fear, by feelings of unworthiness. Smothered in glitter and lace and mother-of-pearl, designed to restrict, constrict, and censor. Whether its belonging, approval, acceptance, admiration, the masks we wear often help us get what we’re after. There’s safety in the façades we wear, safety and suffocation both. Because […]
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Recipe by Tara Wagschal and Devorah Treitel Styling and photography by Penina Spero Purim is the time of year when we rejoice with friends and family and have a variety of guests around our table. This dessert will cover everyone’s flavor palate. Your guests will love the variety of three different desserts, and it’s sure […]
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Pile up as many as you want; the sky’s the limit. Yield: 10 stacks of 4 Ingredients: 1 small onion, diced 1 tablespoon oil 12 slices pastrami, cubed 1 tablespoon barbecue sauce 40 mini puff pastry squares ½ cup mayonnaise Directions: Preheat oven to 350°F. In a pan, heat oil and sauté onion until soft. […]
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Rising Tensions Between US and Israel Over War Strategy Tensions have deepened between President Joe Biden and Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu as hopes of striking a deal to pause fighting before the start of Ramadan crumbled and a US military ship set sail to ease the flow of aid into Gaza. Biden warned last weekend […]
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His fire and fortitude in the beis midrash were legendary. He fought like a lion for those who couldn’t fight for themselves. Love and expectations were his signature style of chinuch. The multifaceted life and work of Rabbi Meir Hertz zt”l Elisheva Braun Meir Hertz was born in 1948 Haifa, amid the raging throes of […]
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Relief or rip-off? The lab-grown diamond phenomenon Elisheva Braun When I first tumbled down the rabbit hole of lab-grown diamond research, I texted Chana Miriam*, my hilarious and much-loved second cousin who’d married off two sons, Did you buy Vivi and Malka lab-grown diamonds? Writing an article about the topic. You can’t do that, she […]
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Recipe by Odaiah Leeds Prep by Chumy Berger Styling and photography by Chay Berger Looking for a healthy mishlo’ach manos idea? Look no further. These healthier caramel chews are tasty and oh, so cute! These individually wrapped candies can be packaged in a paper cylinder tube with a personalized label and bow. An adorable and […]
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