Tuesday 7th September 2010 |
Here is a quick list of the many similarities between dandelions and Mitzvahs, if you can think of anymore please comment below: They are abundant, simply waiting to be appreciated; Kids are naturally drawn towards them; Beneficial to their surrounding — yet considered unattractive by the pretentious; Considered weeds by the “sophisticated”; Considered to be [...]
Walk into a Jewish home on Friday afternoon, and your olfactory nerves will be gently massaged with the smells undulating from the kitchen. All the traditional Shabbat dishes, such as chicken and kugel, as well as more modern variations and other local dishes, are a great way to usher in Shabbat. Of all these pleasing [...]
The art of letter writing is in many ways lost these days, largely replaced by the rapid-fire nature of email. The latter is usually less demanding of a writer’s time, attention, and energy, and can, of course, be a wonderfully time-saving and timely method of communication. Yet perhaps for those reasons, it lacks the thoughtfulness, [...]
Our Annual $10,000 Fundraising Raffle is here!
First Prize: $10,000
Second Prize: Trip for 2 anywhere in the world
Third Prize: $1000
Fourth Prize: $500
Wednesday, April 28th is a holiday on the Jewish calendar — likely the least-known of all the Biblical celebrations. It’s called Pesach Sheni (the “Second Passover”), and occurs on the 14th of Iyar, exactly one month after the first Passover. A second Passover? We need two of them? Truth be told, it is a little [...]
Most of us have certain memories of our childhood, which remain etched in our mind. Some of those memories are very vivid, in living color. Others are not quite as lucent. For example, I can clearly remember the first time I rode a bike without training wheels. I am also fortunate enough to have watched [...]
Every Friday night and Shabbat lunch for some hot food, warm conversation and cool people…
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