Keeping Kosher

“If One’s Means Do Not Suffice”: Confronting the High Price of Doing Jewish

Judaism and justice go hand in hand. The Jewish value of tzedakah (charity, from the Hebrew word for “justice”) underscores that ...

A Kosher Jew, BBQ and Community

For more on Southern Jewish life, check out MyJewishLearning’s Southern & Jewish blog.What makes Southern Jews, Southern Jews? According to ...

FREE STUFF: Abeles & Heymanns Hot Dogs for Your 4th of July Barbecues

The 4th of July is just around the corner, and so we are all starting to menu plan for the picnics, barbecues, ...

Kosher Meat Quiz

How much do you know about kosher meat and ritual slaughter?

Do We Need Lent in Judaism?

There are two funny images I like to circulate this time every year as we approach the Passover holiday. The ...

The Cruelty of a Cheeseburger

This week’s Torah portion commands us to swear off cheeseburgers. Well not exactly. It was the rabbis that created the ...

Facts from the Field

Some big issues for orthodox feminism have come up in the news lately. Did you see that women will soon ...

Alas Poor Marius, I Knew Him…

Last week, the Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark killed a healthy two year-old giraffe named Marius. Zoo staff dissected Marius’s body ...

Kibbitzing at Kosherfest

A few weeks ago I had the hysterical pleasure of attending the 25th annual Kosherfest, the world’s largest kosher-certified products ...

Meatball, Egg, and Arugula Cheeseless Pizza

Every home cook has those go-to meals that their friends and family can’t get enough of. For me, it’s my ...

Bourbon Pecan and Chocolate Gelt Pie

Wondering what to do with all your leftover gelt after making the DIY Thanksgivukkah table runner? I’ve got the perfect ...

‘Tis the season of the farmers’ market

Today’s lunch included stir-fryed Purslane. Until two weeks ago, I’d never heard of it or, to my knowledge, tasted it ...