Shavuot
Purim Recipe: Arab-Style Tortellini (Shishbarak)
On Purim it is traditional to eat food with fillings hidden inside to symbolize the hidden nature of the Purim miracle, ...
Did Esther and Ruth Break the Glass Ceiling? A Debate
Meesh: Back then, in biblical times, the ceiling was not glass, and I don’t think Esther or Ruth made any attempt ...
Goat Cheese, Silan and Olive Galette Recipe
Cooking creatively to celebrate Tu Bishvat is a little like peeking into a mystery basket of unrelated elements on CHOPPED ...
Sticky Cinnamon Bun Rugelach Recipe
Sticky cinnamon bun, meet your new BFF, the rugelach.
Two Cheesy Summer Salads Straight from the Farmer’s Market
My husband and I often joke that he is not allowed to do the grocery shopping, and I am not ...
When Holidays Overlap
It’s Shavuot! It’s Memorial Day weekend! It’s my first week in a new city! In fact, it’s all three of ...
Sharing Jewish Journeys: A Simple & Sweet Shavuot Program
Two years ago at the ISJL Education Conference, there was a wonderful program about diversity and inclusion in our Jewish ...
Red Quinoa Tabbouleh with Labneh
Quinoa is not one of my go-to foods. In fact it’s one of my least favorite foods right up there ...
Shavuot & Social Justice
As we are approach the end of the Counting of the Omer, the 49-day period between Passover and Shavuot, I’m ...
Two Women Make a Quorum
As I wrote in The Torch last fall, I started attending the early morning minyan at my synagogue with the ...
Macaron Cheesecake Bites
Tiny, creamy cheesecake bites sandwiched in crisp, chewy macarons make the ultimate Shavuot treat.
How to Welcome the Stranger: A Modern Midrash
1 in 6 contemporary Jews are new to Judaism. How are we supposed to welcome these converts? Rabbi Juan Mejia, a ...