Peri Wechsler
The Voice of Lakewood Presents… The High School Play A Drama in Three Acts S. Pruzansky Cast of characters Tenth-grade teacher and sewing head: Sari Weinman* Ninth-grade teacher: Leah Kleinman* Twelfth-grade teacher: Rivky Rudel* Mother of the main part: Chaya Rivka Katz* Mother of three high school girls: Esther Shreiber* Play director: Chani Panish Ninth-grade […]
Read MoreRav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, Rosh Yeshivas Slabodka, Visits Lakewood Aharon Hirsh Cohen Photos: Langsam Studios, Zvi Wolf In the week of kabbalas haTorah, Lakewood had the honor of hosting one of the great marbitzei Torah of Eretz Yisrael, Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, rosh yeshivas Slabodka. This year’s visit was a particular simchah since the Rosh […]
Read MoreHow to Achieve Success, Simchah, and Satisfaction in Your Learning—Guaranteed Peretz Baruch Eichler Do you feel a lack of satisfaction and simchah in your learning due to a lack of comprehension of the sugya? Do you feel that you quickly forget what you are learning? Do you feel that even if you review your learning, […]
Read MoreWhen asked to describe this soup, my taste tester claimed it to be “deeply nourishing for the stomach and soul.” Yield: 6–8 servings Ingredients: 3 tablespoons oil 1 large onion, finely diced 2 zucchini, peeled and finely diced 4 carrots, diced 3 stalks celery, thinly sliced 3 cloves garlic, crushed 2 cups frozen broccoli, slightly […]
Read MoreKollel Cheshek Shlomo Is Revolutionizing Affordable Housing for Yungerleit Yisroel Kahan Planning board meetings are perhaps best known for mundanity. They are a bastion of bureaucratic banality where the thrill of zoning regulations and land use ordinances typically sends even the most ardent civic enthusiasts running for the hills. The gatherings, often shrouded in an […]
Read MoreThe leap from eighth grade to ninth is fraught with uncertainty. Five mechanchim weigh in on how we can carry our sons through. Elisheva Braun All his cheder years have been leading up to this point. With one foot in the big, wide world of mesivtas, he is hesitant, uncertain of what the future holds […]
Read MoreFeaturing a maple-pecan pie topping, this runny, layered lava cake is loaded with warm winter flavors. Yield: 9 servings Ingredients: 3 eggs ½ cup sugar ½ cup maple syrup ½ cup oil, divided ¼ cup pareve milk 1 cup ground pecans 1 cup chopped pecans 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar ¼ cup […]
Read MoreThe Other Side of the Shidduch Crisis Akiva Weiss I’m going to have to do this again. Shlomo pulls up outside the house and exchanges a polite goodbye with the girl in the passenger seat. He dutifully waits as she heads inside, but he already knows what her answer is going to be. During the […]
Read MoreFeel Your Best with Hydra IV Ruchama Schnaidman Do you know Sarah Greenwald (or someone like her)? She’s a regular, devoted Lakewood mother of six with another baby on the way. On a normal day, Sarah spends every waking hour racing between work, school buses, grocery shopping, meal prepping, toddler watching, and laundry washing. She […]
Read MoreThis ravioli lasagna makes a great lunch or dinner. It’s so easy that even the littlest of kids can help make it and be proud of their effort and results. Yield: 4–6 servings Ingredients: 1 jar marinara sauce 24 oz. frozen ravioli 2 cups shredded Mozzarella or Muenster cheese Directions: Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease […]
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