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Road Tripping with Edgar Bronfman
Tuesday night is Tu Bishvat, the New Year of the Trees. To celebrate it, our great friend and supporter Edgar ...
Shabbat Recipe Round-Up
Its the Shabbat before the Superbowl, and it’s probably time to make sure you get in a few extra servings ...
Give Your Brain a Rest
Generally, our minds have no problem with coming up with lots of ideas — it’s fairly easy for us to ...
Crying Out from the Mountaintop with Moshe and Martin
After hours of excruciating labor, the sweetest sound that can be heard is that of a crying baby. That first ...
Remembering Debbie… one year on
On January 9, 2011, a sweet singer of Israel, Debbie Friedman, passed away. While her Hebrew yahrzeit is at the ...
Today I am a Woman
In the few months since our book was published, women of different ages have come up to us with stories ...
The Holiness of Vacation
Every Thursday afternoon at my yeshiva college in Queens my Gemara rebbe (teacher of Talmud) would offer a short thought ...
The Ultimate Jewish Staycation
For the first time in years, my husband and I have chosen to take a staycation. Our parents and siblings ...
Sweet and Sour
In my grandparents’ homes, as in the shtetlach from whence they came, the food was sweet and sour – just ...
Rainbow Cookies a la Hanukkah
I have a confession to make. I’m not proud of it but I feel compelled to share. You know how ...
In the (Jewish) Night Kitchen
This week on our book blog Members of the Scribe, we’re hosting guest-blogger Stanley Ginsburg, author of Inside the Jewish Bakery. ...
Will the Real Chanukah Hero Please Stand Up?
As the eight days of Chanukah wind down, I am thinking of a question I posed as the festival began ...