The Frumanista

"A Glimpse Inside the Hidden World of Hasidic Women" : They mean Lubavitch women, in this case. I'm not exactly sure how ...

Han had a rebbe in Beis Medrash that married "late."  He was once told, "You know, you can spend time looking for the id...

Nut Crusted Salmon with Creamy Chrain Sauce by Naomi Nachman I may have mentioned that Han is not into fish. Except when my sister made...

My sister lent me her copy of Modern Loss by Rebecca Sofer and Gabrielle Birkner. The book is a compilation of personal stories about deat...

I've been meaning to post the paprikash recipe for years. I was especially galvanized following Sam Sifton's spotlight (which was ...

Egyptian kosher delights.

When I was single, I got a lot of flack for my makeup. Which I donned under my mother's supervision, mind you.  Women (it was very ra...

A Mexican Rosh Hashana

When I get upset, I don't get loud. I get vewy, vewy quiet.  It's genetic. It's also an INFJ characteristic. Ma would get q...

One day, out of the blue, I got a call from an elementary school classmate.  She was calling, of all reasons, to apologize. She was goi...