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Passover Recipes: Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Shallots
For Passover, writer and cookbook author Leah Koenig brings us a sweet and hearty side dish that looks as good ...
Passover Recipes: Chocolate Truffle Pie
Mayim calls this recipe “ridiculously rich and decadent” and promises you won’t be able to tell that it’s kosher for ...
Passover Recipes: Spiced Quinoa with Lamb and Pickled Lemons
The lamb shank (Zeroa) is a crucial component of the seder plate, a reminder of the Korban Pesah (Paschal Lamb) ...
Shining our Light on the Hidden Spaces
At the beginning of the night of the 14th of Nisan (the evening before Passover), check for chametz (leavened products) ...
Passover Recipes: Spotlight on Brisket
Passover is a-coming, and that means it’s time to start choosing recipes, planning menus, and writing shopping lists. Next week ...
Shabbat: A Cure for Busyness
As I write this, I am simultaneously:1. Compulsively checking my email, Twitter, and Facebook. 2. Waiting for an “important” text ...
Raising Your Mask for Passover
Last week we celebrated the holiday of Purim in which we recall the survival of the Jewish people against the ...
I Don’t Go To Brooklyn
Cruising on Fifth Avenue one day, a taxi is hailed by a man standing on the corner. Entering the cab, ...
Shabbat Recipe Round-Up
With St. Patricks Day this weekend, I know I should be posting about green foods, or traditional Irish fare. But ...
Prepping for Passover
Purim is over, and Passover is not only right around the corner, but truly almost upon us. This is the ...
The Holiness of Purim
As a child, I looked forward to Purim each year. I spent weeks planning my costume and savored the excitement ...
Breaking news: Rumors spread of first woman rabbi to be ordained by Kabbalah Institute (KIRR)
Today saw the spreading of some enticing rumors regarding a soon-to-be-announced ordination program out of the newly-created Kabbalah Institute (KIRR ...