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Transform your Relationships

By Peri Wechsler / February 2, 2023 / 0 Comments

Three Weeks to Transform Your Relationships Discover the secrets to living in peace with family, friends, and yourself with Shalom Challenge 3.0 Things had been stressful at work since Malky returned from her vacation the previous week, but she hadn’t been expecting such a scathing text from her supervisor the second she got home. She […]

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Sweet n’ Sour Meat Pockets

By Peri Wechsler / February 2, 2023 / 0 Comments

Recipe, styling, and photography by Mirel Freylich We’re always looking for new ideas to serve with the cholent. I like this one because it’s great at any temperature and appeals to every age. Yield: 15 pockets Ingredients: ½ lb. ground beef ¼ cup sweet chili sauce 1 egg 2 tablespoons bread crumbs 1 teaspoon lemon […]

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Newsmix

By Peri Wechsler / February 2, 2023 / 0 Comments

You Actions, Their Fault Horrifying footage of Memphis police officers beating a black man to death after fleeing a traffic stop has shocked the nation and spawned dozens of protests across the country. The victim, Tyre Nichols, did nothing to deserve anything close to what he received at the hands of those five officers. His […]

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Striving and Thriving

By Peri Wechsler / January 26, 2023 / 0 Comments

Lakewood, the beating heart of Torah life in the US, abounds with yeshivos, kollelim, and shuls. But even here, where every style and topic of Torah learning has its place, a new concept sometimes emerges that fills a niche in a new and exciting way. Such as Kollel Cheshek Shlomo, which has electrified the Torah […]

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Crock-Pot Meat and Zucchini

By Peri Wechsler / January 26, 2023 / 0 Comments

Recipe by Gitty Friedman Styling and photography by Chay Berger This supper is so delicious yet easy to throw together. It makes a great comfort meal on a long, cold winter evening. Yields: 3 servings Ingredients: 1.5 lb. tender chuck stew meat 2 small zucchinis, sliced 1 onion, sliced 1 can tomato sauce 1 teaspoon […]

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Pathways to Parenting

By Peri Wechsler / January 26, 2023 / 0 Comments

Q&A with Rav Binyomin Ginsberg Facilitated by Rabbi Mordechai Resnick Question: What is the rav’s opinion about children watching Jewish videos? Answer: In general, too much time spent in front of electronics is a problem and has significant educational drawbacks. Rebbeim and moros have a hard time competing with the fast-paced and exciting stimuli offered […]

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Fully Loaded Praline Mochaccino

By Peri Wechsler / January 19, 2023 / 0 Comments

Yields 8 servings This drink is the perfect drink on a cold snowy mid winter night, decadent and full of flavor it really warms you from the inside out.  Ingredients  1/2 gallon milk 2 3.5 oz bars dairy Rosemerri chocolate broken into squares 3 tablespoons instant coffee 3 tablespoons praline cream 2 tablespoons vanilla sugar  1 […]

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Memories of Mommy A”H

By Peri Wechsler / January 19, 2023 / 0 Comments

A tribute to Mrs. Shevi (Hochman)Aszknazy By her children It was Friday night when parchah nishmasah. We had the privilege to be at our mother’s side, saying Tehillim, when she ascended from this world to the next. We watched her, remembering her words at the Shabbos table some time ago. She spoke of menuchah, sourcing […]

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The Midwinter Guide

By Peri Wechsler / January 19, 2023 / 0 Comments

Winter Trips Compiled and photographed by Sarah Einhorn BeenThereDoneThatTrips.com I love making the most of the season we are in, and my trips highlight this. In the spring, I look to visit gardens and waterfalls, which are fullest then. In the fall, I enjoy visiting mountains and seeing the rainbow of colors on the trees, […]

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An Understated Giant

By Peri Wechsler / January 12, 2023 / 0 Comments

Tribute to Rav Yisroel Aharon Lebovics ZT”L Meir Kass The Lakewood community and the Torah world at large lost an understated giant on Sunday with the petirah Rav Yisroel Aharon Lebovics zt”l, a talmid chacham of immense magnitude, a quiet baal chessed, a man whose every interaction left an indelible impression on those fortunate enough […]

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