Shortly after we were married, my wife and I were invited out for a Friday night meal. All the guests arrived in a timely fashion, except for one couple. After waiting a while, our hosts decided to ...

For many of us, home for the holidays means — like it or not! — somebody’s scented candles, burning somewhere in the house. And, for most of us, the very worst we’ll suffer, after being subjected to ...

The sign at the front door of Tel HaShomer Medical Center explaining how the Shabbos mechanism works. Lighting Shabbat and Yom Tov candles in the sukkah is a mitzvah. Yet, it can also be a fire hazard ...

We knew that this past Shabbat was not going to be an ordinary day of rest, but we didn’t know how harrowing it would be. I got my first request to host guests for Shabbat lunch, even as the fires had ...