Potpourri

Now that Pesach is over, we return you to your regularly-scheduled pressing questions:   Dear Mordechai, Can I use a nose hair trimmer during Sefirah? Harry...

It goes without saying that when it comes to your kids, safety is always your number one priority.

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Kitchen surfing is a unique concept that brings professional chefs to your home to prepare a meal in your own kitchen.

So generally, I dance for a few minutes and then stand off to the side with all the other people who don’t dance and feel like they have to make conversation, even though that’s when the music is the loudest.

Purim is a fantastic time for fantasies, so I hope you won't mind my fantasizing about how easy life would be if kids would...

I'm here to sit next to you and help you through this Purim with three almost-too-easy mishloach manot ideas, all made with cost-conscious paper bags.

Kids want to be like their friends, and they want to give and get “normal” mishloach manos stocked with store-bought treats.

Many people confuse hospice and palliative care, thinking they are one and the same.

Imagine you were a doctor, and then, one day a year, everyone tried his or her hand at surgery.

If you have ever tried to organize the different sized roller blades in your garage, you will appreciate the wisdom of the roller skates we had when we were little.

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Here are examples of games that need to be played by more than one person and an added bonus: they’re all Shabbos-friendly.

"The secret to a good donut is using quality ingredients and the ability to be patient and give them time to proof."

The Liberty Bell is a symbol of American Independence.

Because you can’t have kids pouring huge jugs of oil into tiny glasses, unless you want to turn your house into an environmental disaster.

Try these with your kids; there’s something for every age group and once all the recipes are made, dinner will be ready!

You children will build the country and you will help restore Israel to her former glory.

Spice up the traditional latke with these easy, no fuss recipes.

So the real question is, “How can we, as hosts, make sure our guest beds are comfortable?” Because your guests will never say anything.

Rule #1: A wife should never accompany her husband to hang out with his buddies at a fantasy football draft. Unless beer and cigars are her thing, that is.

“I work around the Jewish calendar, always trying to think of creative spins,” noted Chani.

Though if you do have a schach mat, you’ll realize that it cannot actually support the weight of the water.

So just in case you're stuck in the house this Chol HaMoed – because there's a new baby or because someone has a cold – not because of anything worse, here are six ideas for family fun at home.

Give your sukkah an aura of polished grace with one of these breathtaking chandeliers!

If we truly honor the other participants in a conversation, we can support, empathize with, and even celebrate their feelings.

Three sets of three-day Yomim Tovim can seem overwhelming - especially when we are trying to stay healthy.

In Uzbekistan, in the early twentieth century, it was the women who wore the pants.

Maybe now that your kids are back in school, you should start cleaning for Pesach.

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