For the Home

If you are spending the time in the kitchen, make it worth the effort. Make it taste good. Make it look nice.

If done properly, painting a room can be done in just a few hours with minimal cleanup. The key is, of course, preparation.

It's time to force myself to think about apple cider, cuddly sweatshirts and the end of daylight savings time.

Having already sent three girls to seminary in the Holy Land, you would think I would be an expert on travel gear and accessories...

Perhaps we can teach our children to give, instead of take... to become contributing members of the community.

Given the subject matter, it seems appropriate for this cookbook to open with a chapter on food safety since giving your family food poisoning by feeding them spoiled ingredients is definitely something to be avoided.

Glob on the sunscreen, break out the darkest chocolate you can find and let the sun shine in!

You don’t need me to tell you all this, because like me, you are getting inundated by these calls as well.

Plants calm you, help you concentrate, help you breathe better, they even help with the creative process.

As much as I am all for economical meals, Pesach is definitely the time of year when I find myself making more roasts.

For those of us who have no choice but to drive, we need to find ways to make that overpriced tank of gas last as long as possible.

Oh, Chanukah! Chanukah, the festival of lights and the powerful story of the unlikely military victory of the Maccabees. One lesson we’re able to glean from the Maccabees is the importance of doing just a little bit more then you think you are capable of. As we all know, the Maccabees were quite aware that taking on the mighty Greek army was a suicide campaign. Yet, they succeeded.

In short, going on vacation is something that we should be doing more often.

In Israel, there is a growing pushback against publications that erase women.

When I was first married, a good friend invited us over for Shabbos. Nechuma works multiple jobs, has six children, and always produces the most lavish Shabbos and Yom Tov meals. When I asked her what her trick was, she told me: “A house always looks nice as long as it is clean.”

One summer, I managed to go the entire season without an air conditioner in my bedroom.

This is the very best time to plan a vacation.

Judith Levy is a gorgeous French-born woman with a flair for fashion and the written word (she’s an editor for French editions of Artscroll). At the start of her second marriage she found herself in a shaitel vs. tichel predicament very similar to mine.

First, sit down with your helpers and a pen and paper and break the jobs down into small parts.

We are living in a society where the bar gets raised higher and higher every year, and where today's splurge becomes tomorrow's necessity.

It’s interesting how small things change our perspective. Shabbos is always 25 hours, but with a longer afternoon, we call it a long Shabbos.

So, can you safely take expired medications and achieve the desired results?

So what is the game plan for the upcoming yomim tovim? I'm so glad you asked!

Scan those sale circulars either online or when they show up at your doorstep, check out the sale items and plan your menus accordingly.

On that rare occasion that he actually gained a pound or two, my father would watch what he ate for two days and – poof! – he was back to his wedding weight again.

There will always be items that don’t freeze well – salads and some rice- or potato-based dishes – so you need to leave time to prepare or cook them closer to Yom Tov and ensure there is enough room in the refrigerator to store them.

The list of potential sartorial mishaps goes on and on, but thankfully, there are plenty of fixes to save the day as well as steps you can take to prevent problems from ever occurring in the first place.

He had no doubts, he had no questions; he had the most beautiful emunah p'shuta and perhaps, as a small reward, Zaidy was able to see the revelation of G-dliness in this world.

But how to get sleep when you just can’t relax enough or find yourself waking up at random times during the night?

In the interest of complete honesty, I will tell you that I have learned most of these lessons the hard way.